Seigle v. Kansas Soldiers' Compensation Board

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This is' an appeal from a judgment in favor of an applicant for soldiers’ compensation whose claim had been rejected by the defendant board.

The plaintiff .had been a fireman in the navy during the world war. The defendant board disallowed his claim for compensation, holding—

“The records of the war department indicate that you were not discharged under honorable conditions.”

Hence this action.

Plaintiff testified that he had lost his discharge, and the government gave him in lieu thereof the following document:

“N. Nav. 119. N642-AB. 17,143.

“Bure…