Perez v. National Beef Packing Co.

No. 122,266 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS PRUDENCIO CUEVAS PEREZ, Appellant/Cross-appellee, v. NATIONAL BEEF PACKING CO. and AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE CO., Appellees/Cross-appellants. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. An injury is compensable only if it arises out of and in the course of employment. An injury is not compensable because work was a triggering or precipitating factor. An injury is not compensable solely because it aggravates, accelerates, or exacerbates a preexisting condition or renders a preexisting condition symptomatic. 2. An injury by accident shall be deemed to…