City of Wichita v. Wyman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, C. J.:

This is an original action in mandamus to determine whether the city of Wichita may act as self-insurer in respect to the payment of compensation which may be awarded to the city’s employees injured in its service.

The compensation commissioner takes the position that the city is not authorized to act as self-insurer, and declines to give his sanction to its acting in that capacity.

An examination of pertinent provisions of the workmen’s compensation act and some reference to our previous decisions will develop the legal question. G. S.…