Anderson v. Commonwealth Oil & Refining Co.

Citations

• 111 Kan. 314
• 206 P. 900
• 1922 Kan. LEXIS 236

Syllabus

<p>syllabus by the court.</p> <p>1. Compensation Act — Compensation for Partial Disabilities. The interpretation placed upon the rules prescribed in the workmen’s compensation law for the computation of compensation for disabilities of injured workmen in Stefan v. Elevator Co., 106 Kan. 3691, 187 Pac. 861, and Emry v. Cripes, 110 Kan. 693, 205 Pac. 598, approved and followed.</p> <p>2. Same — Judgment in Dump Sum or Periodical Payments — Discretion of Trial Judge. Where a jury is called in an action to recover compensation, which returns a general verdict with special findings of fact, the judgment is to be entered according to the provisions of the workmen’s compensation law, and the discretion vested in the court by that law as to whether judgment for compensation shall be awarded in a lump sum or in periodical payments may be exercised by the court although a general verdict has been returned by the jury,</p>