Kittleson v. Hibler

Kimball, Justice.

In this proceeding the employer, plaintiff in error, contests the claim of the workman, defendant in error, for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. There was a jury trial in the district court, and the judgment on the verdict awarded the workman compensation for total permanent disability.

In the Workmen’s Compensation Act it is provided (Sec. 4327, C. S. 1920) that a claim for compensation under that act shall be investigated by the judge of the district court “in such a manner as he may deem necessary to ascertain whether the claim for compensation or the…