Guillod v. Kansas City Power & Light Co.

The defendant appealed from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, affirming a final award of the Missouri Workmen’s Compensation Commission.

On February 5, 1927, plaintiff, Guillod, employed by defendant, while lifting a heavy coil of wire, felt a sudden sharp pain in his right side, and later suffered other symptoms of hernia, which was reduced by operation. Two hundred and fifty dollars compensation was allowed for medical aid, and one hundred and eighty dollars for nine weeks’ temporary disability. From this award an appeal was taken to the Circuit Court of Jackson County, and…