NORCROSS v. PICKRELL DRILLING CO.

No. 45,469

202 Kan. 524 (1969)

449 P.2d 569

LEO NORCROSS, Appellant, v. PICKRELL DRILLING COMPANY, and FIDELITY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed January 25, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Eugene Balloun, of Great Bend, argued the cause, and Lee Turner and Max E. Eberhart, both of Great Bend, were with him on the brief for appellant.

Jerry M. Ward, of Great Bend, argued the cause, and Tudor W. Hampton, Norman G. Bailey and Thomas J. Berscheidt, all of Great Bend, were with him on the brief for appellees.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

FROMME, J.:

Leo Norcross, claimant, appeals from an award by the district court under the workmen's compensation act. The principal question is whether the district court had the authority to amend a previous judgment and award.

A brief recital of the facts will present the issues. The claimant was injured on November 9, 1963, while employed by Pickrell Drilling Company, respondent, as an oilfield roughneck...

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