Newman v. Bennett

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hajrmon, C.:

This is a workman's compensation proceeding brought by the widow of an oil field pumper who was killed in an automobile intersection collision. The examiner, the director of workmens compensation upon review, and the trial court upon appeal each awarded compensation.

The issues are whether the death arose out of and in the course of decedent’s employment, and if so, which of decedent’s six employers are liable, and to what extent.

On February 18, 1970, the date of the fatal accident, the decedent, David W. Newman, resided in Madison, Kansas.…