Attorney General Opinion No. 1981-087

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1981-087 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charitable immunity, in contrast to governmental immunity, did not exist in the common law prior to the enactment of the Kansas. Constitution. As a result, a legislative grant of immunity to charitable organizations from suits arising out of the negligence of the organization in distributing free food would violate Section 18 of the Kansas Bill of Rights, which guarantees all persons who suffer injury a remedy by due course of law. Attorney General Opinion No. 80-187 is affirmed. Cited herein: K.S.A. 48-915, 48-936, 65-1127, 65-1462, 65-1652, 65-2891, 65-2898, Section 18, Kansas Bill of Rights.