Hoag v. Kansas Independent Laundry Co.

*514The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one for compensation. Judgment was rendered for the defendant on the opening statement of counsel for plaintiffs, and they appeal.

The material portion of the opening statement follows:

“Mr. Hoag was at that time a man of about 54 years of age; he had always enjoyed good health, and up to the time of sustaining this injury was in good health; he had been employed as engineer for a number of years, and had been employed by the Kansas Independent Laundry Company, the defendant herein, for a number of years as engineer; as a part of…