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FAULKNER v. YELLOW TRANSIT FREIGHT LINES

No. 42,044

187 Kan. 667 (1961)

359 P.2d 833

MRS. DONALD W. FAULKNER, widow; and DONNEALIA FAULKNER, NANCY FAULKNER and DIANE FAULKNER, minor dependents (Donald W. Faulkner, dec.), Appellees, v. YELLOW TRANSIT FREIGHT LINES, INC., and TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 4, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Wilbert, of Pittsburg, argued the cause, and Randall D. Palmer and E. Carter Botkin, both of Pittsburg, were with him on the brief for the appellants.

William P. Meek, of Baxter Springs, argued the cause, and Joe L. Henbest, of Columbus, was with him on the brief for the appellees.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PRICE, J.:

This is a workmen's compensation case.

During the course of his employment the workman, a truck driver, received injuries in a tornado from which he died a few days later. The commissioner, and, on appeal, the district court, made an award of death benefits for his widow and three minor children. The employer and its insurance carrier have appealed.

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