Inglis v. North Dakota Workmen's Compensation Bureau

PEDERSON, Justice.

Gerald Inglis sought compensation from the Workmen’s Compensation Bureau for a back injury allegedly sustained while he was working for the Bechtel Power Corporation in Beulah. The Bureau denied his claim 1 and the district court affirmed the Bureau’s order. This appeal followed. We affirm.

THE EVIDENCE

The Claimant’s History of Back Problems

Inglis has had back problems for several years. He hurt his back in 1972 while he was playing pool. In 1974, he “twisted wrong while chipping out old cement from a mixer.” Inglis received workmen’s compensation benefits for this back…