McCormick v. City of Kansas City

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This action was brought under the workmen’s compensation act. Hugh McCormick, an employee of Kansas City, a municipal corporation, was accidentally injured on March 19, 1924, while working in a steam-heating plant, which is a part of the water and light department of the city, operated for trade and gain. He was an engineer who assisted in operating the plant which was some distance away from the city hall, and from which steam was furnished to heat the city hall and the fire department. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence the…