Yardman v. Cooper

GALLEGOS, District Judge.

The plaintiff, appellant in this court, filed a claim on September 24, 1957, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act in the District Court of Santa Fe County against defendants, appellees herein, being the plaintiff’s employer and the employer’s insurer under the Act.

The plaintiff claimed compensation for permanent and total disability by reason of a back injury and plaintiff also sought medical expenses and attorney’s fees.

The plaintiff was employed by the defendant employer, W. M. Cooper, as general foreman in the construction of a Super Market building in Sante Fe,…