Cormier v. Hart-Mun Furnace Co.

The plaintiff, Horace Cormier, instituted this suit to recover compensation for total, permanent disability as the result of an alleged accidental injury said to have been sustained during the course and scope of his employment with the defendant, Hart-Mun Furnace Company, while doing hard manual labor as a helper and apprentice, in the construction of an oil refinery. The suit is brought against the employer and the Western Casualty and Surety Company, its compensation insurance carrier.

The plaintiff alleges in his petition that on or about April 18, 1941, while in the act of leaning over,…