Moffett v. Industrial Commission

JACOBSON, Judge.

The sole question presented by this appeal by writ of certiorari from an award of The Industrial Commission is whether the petitioner sustained his burden of proving that his present condition is causally related to his prior industrial injury.

On February 12, 1970, the petitioner Fred W. Moffett, a 57-year-old workman, sustained a neck injury while lifting some galvanized pipe. His injury at that time was thought to be a sprain or strain of the neck. He received compensation benefits arising from this injury until April 24, 1970, when his claim was closed by the Commission…