8-547. History: L. 1937, ch. 283, § 47; L. 1968, ch. 218, § 17; L. 1970, ch. 54, § 10; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-2205; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Special findings absolved defendant of violating section notwithstanding general verdict. Strimple v. O. Kan. Warehouse Co., 151 Kan. 98, 103, 104, 105, 98 P.2d 169. 2. Actionable negligence hereunder defined; absence of signal not proximate cause of collision. Curtiss v. Fahle, 157 Kan. 226, 233, 237, 238, 139 P.2d 827. 3. Damage action; necessity of pleading compliance herewith mentioned but not determined. Frogge v. Kansas City Public Service Co., 159 Kan. 687, 690, 691, 692, 157 P.2d 537. 4. Instructions under act did not include definitions (K.S.A. 8-501); not reversible error. Long v. Shafer, 162 Kan. 21, 28, 174 P.2d 88. 5. Failure to give turn signal mentioned in damage action. Frogge v. Kansas City Public Service Co., 162 Kan. 209, 213, 175 P.2d 112. 6. Damage action; instruction containing only part of statute sufficient. Long v. Shafer, 164 Kan. 211, 215, 188 P.2d 646. 7. Considered and applied; plaintiff not contributorily negligent as matter of law. Garrison v. Denton, 170 Kan. 79, 81, 223 P.2d 718. 8. Petition alleging violation of section held to state good cause of action. Stinnett v. Harper, 175 Kan. 61, 64, 259 P.2d 190. 9. Discussed; trial court did not abuse discretion in ordering new trial. Bishop v. Huffman, 175 Kan. 270, 272, 262 P.2d 948. 10. Mentioned; petition failed to state cause of action for punitive damages. Gesslein v. Britton, 175 Kan. 661, 662, 266 P.2d 263. 11. Damages; section discussed; held plaintiff's evidence did not show contributory negligence; reversed. Nolan v. Hebrew, 177 Kan. 363, 366, 278 P.2d 1011. 12. Mentioned but not construed in quoting trial court's instructions. Strohmyer v. Ventura, 178 Kan. 597, 602, 290 P.2d 1001. 13. Conviction for violation of clause (a) upheld. State v. Webber, 179 Kan. 295, 297, 293 P.2d 1014. 14. Special findings plaintiff violated section; verdict set aside: judgment for defendant; affirmed. Critchfield v. Ernzen, 181 Kan. 284, 288, 310 P.2d 930. 15. Driver must show proper signal given; inconclusive evidence signal given; contributory negligence. Holt v. Bills, 189 Kan. 14, 15, 366 P.2d 1009. Modified on rehearing: 189 Kan. 261, 368 P.2d 986. 16. Violations not actionable negligence unless violations contributed to the accident and were legal cause of injuries sustained. Oil Transport Co. v. Pash, 191 K.2 229, 234, 237, 380 P.2d 341. 17. Instruction defining "intersection" not given; no objection; damage action; no error. Lohr v. Tittle, 275 F.2d 662, 663, 666. 18. Subsection (c) construed; "appropriate signal" considered. Johnston, Administratrix v. Ecord, 196 Kan. 521, 530, 412 P.2d 990. 19. Subsection (c) considered; issues as to liability properly submitted to jury. Atkins v. Bayer, 204 Kan. 509, 464 P.2d 233. 20. Subsection (c) cited; finding that defendant negligent in stopping vehicle on highway upheld. Baze v. Groff, 205 Kan. 736, 740, 473 P.2d 59. 21. Applied; provisions of K.S.A. 8-570 prohibiting parking on highway inapplicable to motorist waiting to make left turn. Jones v. Spencer, 220 Kan. 445, 449, 553 P.2d 300. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026