STUART v. DOUGLAS COUNTY

No. 73,717

21 Kan. App. 2d 784 (1995)

CAROLE L. STUART, Claimant/Appellee, v. DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS, Respondent/Appellant, and KANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent/Appellee, and STATE OF KANSAS SELF-INSURANCE FUND, Insurance Carrier/Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Fairchild, of Riling, Burkhead, Fairchild & Nitcher, Chartered, of Lawrence, for appellant.

Margaret L. Pemberton, of Pemberton Law Office, of Overland Park, for claimant/appellee.

Jeff K. Cooper, of Topeka, for respondent/appellee and insurance carrier/appellee.

Before ROYSE, P.J., ELLIOTT, J., and TIMOTHY E. BRAZIL, District Judge, assigned.


ELLIOTT, J.:

Douglas County appeals an order of the Workers Compensation Board (Board) ruling that Carole Stuart suffered a 65% permanent partial general disability as a result of an accident while working as a secretary for the Douglas County District Attorney. The County also appeals the ruling that Stuart was an employee of the County and not the State for workers compensation purposes.

We affirm.

While at work, Stuart struck her left elbow on a...

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