Davis v. Phillips Petroleum Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment reducing an award of compensation allowed to Frank S. Davis by the compensation commission.

The facts, in brief, were these: On August 16, 1929, Davis was the managing agent in charge of defendant’s tank station in Leavenworth. While climbing a ladder to measure the contents of a tank, he fell and sustained injuries which totally incapacitated him for some time. His wages were $150 per month. One week after the accident, on August 23, 1929, defendant commenced’ to pay him the statutory maximum compensation of…