Albertsen v. Swift & Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This appeal involves a phase of the workmen’s compensation law. Chris Albertsen, a carpenter employed by Swift & Company, was injured in the service of the defendant. It is conceded by the defendant that he was entitled to some compensation under the act, and by agreement of the parties it was stipulated that the claim should be settled by arbitration. The stipulation was:

“That Charles A. Blair shall have the power not only to fix the amount of compensation, if any, but to find the character and quality of the disability, if any, and to…