Four States Oil and Gas Company v. Brecht

W. H. Brecht, hereinafter called claimant, filed his first notice of injury and claim for compensation, stating that on June 5, 1953, while employed as a driller for the Four States Oil and Gas Company, he sustained an accidental injury resulting in a hernia. An award was' made by the State Industrial Commission and this proceeding is brought by the Four States Oil and Gas Company, employer, and its insurance carrier, Standard Insurance Company, hereinafter called petitioners, to review the award.

The evidence discloses that claimant had formerly sustained a hernia which had been corrected by…