Whitham v. Parris

Davis, J.:

This is an appeal by the Kansas Workers’ Compensation Fund (Fund) from the judgment of the district court finding that respondent was not engaged in an agricultural pursuit. K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 44-505(a)(1).

Claimant Marvin Witham was a 30-year-old male hired by respondent Mary Anne Parris in March 1981. Claimant’s job was *304to train horses. His duties included breaking, feeding and grooming horses; traveling with respondent to horse shows; mending fences; and helping with the general upkeep of the stalls and grounds. At the time of his injury on February 25, 1982, claimant was holding a…