AETNA LIFE & CAS. v. AMERICAS TRUCKWAY SYSTEMS, INC.

No. 74,721.

23 Kan. App.2d 315 (1997)

929 P.2d 807

AETNA LIFE & CASUALTY, Appellee, v. AMERICAS TRUCKWAY SYSTEMS, INC., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed January 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luke B. Harkins, of Kansas City, for the appellant.

Louis J. Wade, of Overland Park, for the appellee.

Before ELLIOTT, P.J., LEWIS and PIERRON, JJ.


PIERRON, J.:

Americas Truckway Systems, Inc. (ATS), defendant/appellant, appeals the district court's granting of summary judgment in favor of Aetna Life & Casualty (Aetna), plaintiff/appellee. The district court ruled that the self-employed, independent contractor drivers employed by ATS were covered by the Kansas Workers Compensation Act and Aetna was therefore entitled to an increased premium.

The facts presented to the district court were either stipulated...

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