Mounts v. Bechtel Corp.

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. Appellant, Jack R. Mounts, was employed by the appellee, Bechtel Corporation, which, together with its insurance carrier, Industrial Indemnity Company, is an appellee in this case. He had previously worked in the labor and construction field since 1936, and had injured his back in 1960 or 1961. As a result of that injury, he had undergone back surgery and had received a 33 per cent disability rating. Subsequent thereto, he had worked on other construction jobs, and testified that up until the time he commenced his…