Davis v. Hibbens

Citations

• 113 Kan. 121
• 213 P. 661
• 1923 Kan. LEXIS 346

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Compensation Act — Judgment in Lump Sum. In an action under the workmen’s compensation law judgment may be rendered in a lump sum where the injured employee requested arbitration, which was not granted, and where the injuries could have been ascertained by observation and by X-ray pictures.</p> <p>2. Same — Answer to Special Questions — Plaintiffs Incapacity — Judgment to Be Rendered. In an action under the workmen’s. compensation law where the answers to special questions submitted to the jury disclose the length of total and partial incapacity of the injured employee, the wages he received, and the extent of his partial incapacity, judgment may be rendered on the answers to the special questions for an amount different from that named in the general verdict; and erroneous instructions, if any, which affect the general verdict only will not compel a reversal of the judgment.</p> <p>3. Same — Findings of Jury. The findings of the jury concerning the extent of the plaintiff’s injury were supported by evidence.</p> <p>4. Same. The findings of the jury were supported by evidence.</p>