Haas v. Kansas City Light & Power Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

In an action under the workmen’s compensation act the plaintiff recovered judgment. The appeal presents the sole question whether his injuries were caused by an accident which arose out of and in the course of his employment.

Benjamin Haas, an oiler of engines and pumps, employed at defendant’s power house in Kansas City, received serious injuries when his right hand came in contact with electrical appliances known as bus bars; the current passing through his body, and he was so badly burned that his right arm had to bo amputated two inches…