Blevins v. Buildex, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J,:

This is an appeal by the Second Injury Fund (now Workmens Compensation Fund, see K. S. A. 1975 Supp. 44-566a) in a workmen’s compensation case challenging an apportionment of the award attributing five percent of the claimant’s temporary total disability to the Second Injury Fund pursuant to K. S. A. 44-567 (a) (2).

The Second Injury Fund appeals contending the record discloses no medical evidence to sustain the trial court’s finding that claimant’s preexisting impairment contributed to his disability resulting from a second injury,

In…