Sellers v. Reice Construction Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The widow of a deceased workman sued the workman’s employer for compensation. Judgment was rendered for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. The principal question is whether the injury which occasioned the workman’s death arose out of his employment.

The Reice Construction Company was engaged in fulfilling a contract to dig a ditch in what is known as the Fairfax district in Wyandotte county. This district lies between the bluffs which mark the northern and eastern limits of the city of Kansas City, and the Missouri river. Adjoining the northern…