Blanton ex rel. Blanton v. Kansas City Cotton Mills Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

These are appeals by the Kansas City Casualty Company from judgments rendered against it in garnishment proceedings.

Three actions are involved, each brought by an employee against his employer to recover damages for personal injuries, in which judgments against their employers were obtained. The defendants, in those actions held policies of insurance issued by the casualty company, and in the actions mentioned it took complete charge of the litigation for the defendants. The plaintiffs were unable to enforce payment of the judgments,…