Travelers Insurance v. Ohler

This action arises under the workmen’s compensation law. Appellant Ohler was an employee of the Patriot Manufacturing Company. The Travelers Insurance Company was the compensation insurance carrier for the employer.

To defeat the claim for compensation it was alleged in the district court: (1) That the disabilities of appellant were not’ caused nor contributed to by the accident; (2) that no notice of claim for compensation was given within ■six months from the date of injury; and (3) that no action was commenced by filing a claim before the compensation commissioner until more than a year had…