Dolen v. Muncie Sand Co.

Citations

• 110 Kan. 142
• 202 P. 846
• 1921 Kan. LEXIS 184

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Compensation Act — Personal Injuries — Award of Damages —Judgment — Periodical Payments. Under the workman’s compensation act the plaintiff recovered a judgment for $520 for broken ankles, the journal entry reciting that “the future damages of plaintiff is left open for the further consideration of the court.” More than a year thereafter, on notice and hearing, the court gave the plaintiff judgment for six dollars a week until July 6, 1925. Held, that the court had jurisdiction so to adjudge, and held, further, it was not error to award weekly payments instead of a lump-sum judgment.</p>