Cox v. Kansas City Refining Co.

Citations

• 108 Kan. 320
• 195 P. 863
• 19 A.L.R. 90
• 1921 Kan. LEXIS 39

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Compensation Act — Workman Afflicted, with Epileptic Fits — Injured by Falling — Accident Bid Not Arise Out of His Employment. A workman who had long been afflicted with periodical recurrences of epilepsy was seized with an epileptic fit in the course of his employment in a refining plant, but such epileptic fit was not traceable to his work nor did his employment contribute in any measure toward bringing on such affliction. During his epileptic seizure the workman became unconscious and fell against some hot pipes and severely injured his back. Held, that the accident and consequent injury did not arise out of his employment but out of his affliction, and compensation for his injuries’ cannot be awarded against his employer.</p>