Criss v. Folger Drilling Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is an appeal from a lump sum judgment entered by the district court of Barton County, Kansas, in an action brought pursuant to the provisions of K. S. A. 44-512a by the claimant in a workmen’s compensation case against the respondent and its insurance carrier.

The controlling question is whether sums due and owing the claimant under an award in a workmen’s compensation case were either refused or not paid within twenty days from the date of service of demand pursuant to 44-512a, supra.

The question presented is one of first impression…