United Benefit Fire Insurance Company v. Stock

COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a workman’s compensation case wherein the plaintiff, Paul Stock, recovered a judgment in a trial before a jury for permanent total disability. Plaintiff fell from the tailgate of a truck, pulling a 55 gallon drum partially filled with gasoline down on him. He sustained a broken leg and injuries to his back. The leg failed to heal properly, necessitating two operations, the last of which occurred a few days before the trial.

Plaintiff sought recovery on the theory that he has suffered total and permanent disability by reason of the cumulative effect of the incapacity…