HALL v. CITY OF HUGOTON

Nos. 49,996, 50,227

2 Kan. App. 2d 728 (1978)

587 P.2d 927

LEW ELLA D. HALL v. CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS, and WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANIES, Appellees, and WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION FUND, Appellant. and LEW ELLA D. HALL, Appellant, v. CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS, WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANIES, and KANSAS WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION FUND, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 8, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Johnson, of Brollier, Wolf & Johnson, of Hugoton, for Lew Ella D. Hall.

Harold K. Greenleaf, Jr., of Smith, Greenleaf & Brooks, of Liberal, for Kansas Workmen's Compensation Fund.

James H. Morain, of Vance, Hobble, Neubauer, Nordling, Sharp & McQueen, P.A., of Liberal, for City of Hugoton, Kansas, and Western Insurance Companies.

Before SPENCER, P.J., ABBOTT and MEYER, JJ.


MEYER, J.:

Claimant's husband suffered a fatal cardiovascular accident on August 25, 1976, while employed as police chief by the city of Hugoton, Kansas. The decedent had arrived at his home at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon after having worked an eight-hour shift. The temperature that afternoon was between 90 and 95 degrees. His home was air-conditioned and decedent was relaxing when he received a call from the police dispatcher that several vehicles were speeding...

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