Cramer v. Kansas City Railways Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

This is a compensation case. The plaintiff, while in the employ of the defendant, had his right hand caught in a valve gear, resulting in the loss of three of his fingers, which were cut off below the second joint; the index finger was made stiff and his hand was otherwise injured so as to render it permanently useless. He alleged in his petition that he made claim upon the defendant for compensation and that an attempted settlement was made by which he was paid the sum of $350; that he accepted the sum because of the defendant’s promises to…