Hopper v. Wilson & Co.

Citations

• 111 Kan. 539
• 207 P. 757
• 1922 Kan. LEXIS 290

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Compensation Act — Settlement With Injured Employee — Claim by Widow— Limitation oj Action. Where an employer makes settlement with an injured employee, obtaining a release of all claims on his part under the workmen’s compensation act, and some months later the employee dies, an action by his widow under that law cannot be maintained unless a claim upon the employer has been made in her behalf within six months after her husband’s death.</p>