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- Title: Poole v. Earp Meat Co.
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 19, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This is a workers' compensation case. Susan Poole, surviving
wife of Gary Poole, on behalf of herself and their three minor
children, appeals the district court's finding that benefits must
be denied pursuant to K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 44-501(d) because death
was substantially caused by Poole's intoxication. The relevant facts are as follows: Gary Poole was a six
foot-one-inch, 180-pound, 29 year-old truck driver who was killed
when his semi-truck overturned early one morning as he was
returning home. Poole worked for the Earp Meat Company loading
and delivering meat. Appellant's claim for death benefits through
workers' compensation was denied because of evidence the accident
was caused by Poole's intoxication. Poole was depicted as an
athletic man who was proud of his body and therefore drank very
little. He had never been seen to drink more than a beer or two.