Soper v. Industrial Commission

1. Intervening injury. Credible evidence in the record sustains the commission’s finding that the condition of plaintiff’s left knee for which he was operated on was not the result of the injury he suffered on September 29, 1954, but was due to intervening injury which occurred in February, 1955.

Dr. Kampine testified that on February 15, 1955, plaintiff came in complaining of his left knee, and said he had slipped on the ice at a filling station which he owned. Plaintiff first denied having had any accident since September 29th, but later admitted that on or about February 15th while walking…