Hardwick v. General Motors Corporation

The opinion o£ the court was delivered by

Price, C. J.:

The only question presented in this workmen’s compensation case concerns the liability of the “second injury fund” (K. S. A. 44-566, et seq., as amended) for all or a portion of the award to an injured workman.

The respondent employer, General Motors Corporation, a self-insurer, has appealed from a judgment that the second injury fund was “not involved” and that respondent solely was liable for payment of the award.

Before going into the facts we refer to pertinent provisions of the statute. References are to K. S. A.

44-566 ( 4) defines a…