Victor Gasoline Co. v. Weatherman

This is an original proceeding before this court to review an award of the State Industrial Commission made to W. M. Weatherman, on May 6, 1932, as against the Victor Gasoline Company, and its insurance carrier, the Independence Indemnity Company, petitioners herein.

The record discloses that claimant sustained an accidental injury to his side on May 5, 1931, while employed by petitioners. Claimant was carrying a steel drum, or barrel, under one arm down a stairway, and ran the same against a bannister, striking his side with the sharp edge of the barrel with sufficient impact to knock the…