Yocum v. Phillips Petroleum Co.

The opinion of the court was delivéred by

Prager, J.:

This case was originally filed in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas and comes to this court on certification from that court under authority of the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act (K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 60-3201 et seq.). This action was filed following a settlement agreement in a workmen’s compensation proceeding. Plaintiff, Ray R. Yocum, fractured his left hip on October 16, 1974, in an accident that arose out of and in the course of his employment with defendant, Phillips Petroleum Company. Plaintiff’s…