Malbrough v. Insurance Co. of North America

SWIFT, Judge.

The plaintiff, Charles Malbrough, filed this suit against the defendant, Insurance Company of North America, the workmen’s compensation insurer of his employer, Fischbach & Moore, Inc., endeavoring to recover the maximum workmen’s compensation benefits, plus penalties and attorney’s fees, alleged to be due him by reason of an accident which occurred on March 21, 1965.

The defendant answered, admitting the plaintiff reported the occurrence of an accident while employed by its insured on March 21, 1965, that resulted in an injury to his left ankle. However, it denied he injured his…