Oliver v. Potlatch Forests, Inc.

GIVENS, Chief Justice.

March 24, 1949, claimant, employed as choke setter by Potlatch Forests, Inc., fell about 12 to 16 feet as snow on the edge of a road where he was standing thawed and gave way. He landed on his back and shoulders and was knocked out for about ten minutes.

Dr. Pappenhagen examined him at Orofino on the 29th, took X-ray pictures and later taped his back. Dr. Pappenhagen continued to examine him and testified he “could never find any anatomical proof for (claimant’s) disability.” either at the time of the accident in March, 1949, or at the first hearing July 18, 1950, except…