McIlvain v. Blue

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

This is an appeal from an order sustaining separate demurrers of the defendants to the amended petition of the plaintiff.

The action was to recover compensation under the workmen’s compensation law. The petition alleged that the Prairie Oil & Gas Company—

“Was engaged in the various branches of the oil business in Butler County, Kansas, and in doing all things incident to the production and marketing of oil and gas. That in pursuance and furtherance of its said business the said *267The Prairie Oil & Gas Company did some time prior to May 25,…