Borchardt v. City of Leawood

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This was a workmen’s compensation case. The workmen’s compensation commissioner made an award to claimant. On appeal, the trial court accepted and adopted the stipulations of the commissioner and his summary of the evidence, but made findings and an award of its own, and entered judgment thereon for claimant, from which he appeals.

Appellant Earl L. Rorchardt will be referred to as claimant, and appellees the City of Leawood and its insurance carrier, Employers Mutual Casualty Company, as defendants, or City.

The sole question involved in this…