Rowan v. University of Nebraska

This is an appeal in a proceeding under the workmen’s compensation act. The plaintiff, who was employed as an associate professor of art by the defendant, was injured in an accident on April 10,1978, while working in a private studio at his home. The plaintiff was standing on a ladder attempting to open a window when the window came loose causing him to fall to the floor.

After the hearing before a single judge of the compensation court, the plaintiff recovered an award for medical and hospital expenses. There was no award for temporary total disability because the defendant had continued to…