Opinion ID: 1403225
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Heading: The District Court Opinion

Text: The district court agreed with Wishon, saying: Helena Chemical Company and Reliance Insurance Company have paid to Plaintiff the amount of $38,570.69 for compensation from May 18, 1994 to September 1, 1995. The amounts recovered in this matter are for the period of time from and after September 1, 1995, and, therefore, pursuant to K.S.A. 44-504(b) and the Kansas Supreme Court's decision in McGranahan v. McGough, 249 Kan. 328, 334, 820 P.2d 403 (1991), the amounts recovered herein do not duplicate the compensation paid to Plaintiff by Helena Chemical Company and/or Reliance Insurance Company. Accordingly, Helena Chemical Company and Reliance Insurance Company are not entitled to a lien against Plaintiff's recovery herein for this amount.