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GRAHAM v. DOKTER TRUCKING GROUP

No. 95,650.

161 P.3d 695 (2007)

John Elliott GRAHAM, Appellee, v. DOKTER TRUCKING GROUP, Soldier Creek Transportation, Union Insurance Company, and Continental Western Insurance Company, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

July 13, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan D. Burghart, of Fairchild & Buck, P.A., of Lawrence, argued the cause, and Jack J. Hobbs, of the same firm, was with him on the briefs for appellants.

Frederick J. Patton II, of Patton and Patton, Chartered, of Topeka, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by BEIER, J.:

This appeal calls upon us to decide the necessity of a physician's opinion to support the existence of a compensable wage loss under K.S.A. 44-510e(a) and to evaluate the sufficiency of evidence to support the Workers Compensation Board's assessment of wage loss and thus permanent partial general disability award in this particular case.

Factual and Procedural Background

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