Duckett v. Kansas Soldiers' Compensation Board

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, C. J.:

The question in this appeal is whether a soldier’s widow who has remarried can collect the compensation due the deceased soldier which was not paid to him in his lifetime.

The late Ernest Moody was a Kansas soldier who served in the United States Army during the World War. As such he was entitled to compensation for the time of such service under the Kansas statute. (G. S. 1935, 73-102.) Moody died before receiving his compensation. He left a widow, but no children. It is conceded that she would have been entitled to collect the…