Barber v. Williams

The opinion of the court was delivered by The plaintiff, Dorothy Barber, brought this action for damages
against Sylvia and Laura Williams. Plaintiff later amended her
petition, naming the City of Topeka as an additional defendant.
Judgment has been entered for plaintiff and against Sylvia and
Laura Williams. That judgment is final, and neither Sylvia nor
Laura are parties to this appeal. Plaintiff claims that her
damages were caused by the City's negligence in licensing a
fortunetelling business operated by the Williamses. The trial
court entered summary judgment on plaintiff's claims against the
City of Topeka, and she appeals. It will be helpful to first state some of the rules relating to
summary judgment. In Meyers v. Grubaugh, 242 Kan. 716, 717-18,
750 P.2d 1031 (1988), we said: