EVANS v. FRAKES TRUCKING

No. 88,150

31 Kan.App. 2d 211 (2002)

64 P.3d 440

RICHARD L. EVANS, Deceased, Claimant/Appellee, v. FRAKES TRUCKING, Respondent/Appellant, and KANSAS RISK SERVICES GROUP, Insurance Carrier/Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Opinion filed October 4, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas M. Greenwald, of McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, P.A., of Kansas City, for appellants.

John J. Bryan, of Bryan, Lykins, Hejtmanek & Fincher, P.A., of Topeka, for appellee.

Before BEIER, P.J., ELLIOTT and KNUDSON, JJ.


BEIER, J.:

Respondent Frakes Trucking (Frakes) and its insurance carrier, Kansas Risk Services Group, appeal an award to the children of deceased claimant Richard Evans. They argue the Workers Compensation Board (Board) incorrectly defined the probable cause necessary for admission of a blood alcohol test result and, under that definition, arrived at the wrong conclusion on the merits of their alcohol impairment defense.

Evans was killed in a dump truck rollover...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases