Odell v. Unified School District No. 259

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

This is a workmen’s compensation case wherein the employee, Garvin Lee Odell, claims loss of vision in his right eye as the result of an accident occurring October 18, 1965. Compensation was denied by the examiner, director, and district court, and claimant has appealed.

Two questions are presented: (1) Was claim for compensation timely filed? and (2) Did the district court err in considering only the medical testimony in making its determination there was no causal connection between claimant’s loss of vision and the accident of October…