Martin v. State Accident Insurance Fund

Claimant appeals from judgment of the circuit court which reversed findings in his favor by a referee and the Workmen’s Compensation Board. His claim is for a back injury which was accepted as a covered injury by State Accident Insurance Fund and was based on an incident on September 21,1971 while he was on the job as a welder.

Over the ensuing years claimant has given different doctors sharply varying versions of how the injury occurred. His descriptions of his condition are incredible: His back "swells” up, his pelvis is "out of joint,” although he is able to walk about, and it has to be put…