Wardlow v. ANR Freight Systems

Anderson, J.:

ANR Freight Systems and Cigna Insurance Company (ANR) (respondents-appellants) appeal the trial court’s finding that Norman E. Wardlow (claimant-appellee) is permanently and totally disabled under the Kansas workers compensation law.

Wardlow was employed by ANR as a truck driver and dock worker. On May 3, 1989, Wardlow was using a “high-low” to load a tractor-trailer. He left the high-low running with the emergency brake on while he checked some paperwork. The high-low began rolling toward the loading dock. When Wardlow attempted to stop it, both he and the high-low fell off the…