Pittman v. Glencliff Dairy Products Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoch, J.:

This case arises under the workmen’s compensation act. Respondents, the employer and its insurance carrier, appeal from a compensation award made to an injured employee. The issue presented is whether written notice of claim was served in time. The answer will be found to turn on the question of whether “compensation” was paid by the employer within certain periods following the injury.

Harry Pittman, the appellee, was employed as a cream tester by the Glencliff Dairy Products Company at Independence, Kan., at a salary of $80 a month. On or…