Second Injury Fund v. Hahner, Foreman & Cale, Inc.

This is a workmen’s compensation case wherein the Second Injury Fund of Kansas was made a party by appellants — the employer and its insurance carrier — who contend claimant’s injury was caused in whole or in part by a preexisting condition.

On November 16, 1967, claimant suffered an injury diagnosed as a condition of ‘low back strain.” After treatment, claimant was permitted to return to work for the same employer on February 2, 1968. Employer filed a Form 88 (Notice of Handicapped Employees), prescribed by the Director of Workmen’s Compensation pursuant to K. S. A. 44-566 in which claimant’s…