Legal Opinion
Roy Otis Kridler v. Bituminous Casualty Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 13, 1969No. 24364PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, employed by B & T Construction Co., Inc. as a practical surveyor, was injured while at work on a construction site. A bulldozer was engaged in pushing debris, trees, stumps and limbs. A tree or tree limb in the debris, moving with a whipping or lashing motion, struck appellant from behind in the area behind the left knee.
The accident occurred May 21, 1961. Appellant was hospitalized that day and remained in the hospital for approximately three to four weeks. The treating physician last saw him, as an outpatient, on June 13, 1961.
Appellant, who was subject…
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