Lynch v. Briggs Manufacturing Co.

Plaintiff Denver C. Lynch was an employee of defendant Briggs Manufacturing Company. He is about 59 years of age and a steam fitter by trade. While so employed by Briggs he sustained a compensable injury oh March 26, 1946, when an 800-pound washbowl fell against him and fractured his left knee. He was hospitalized for about 3 months and was voluntarily paid total compensation until September 7, 1946. He then returned to Briggs, where he was given favored work at his skilled rate of pay. His injured knee “flies out of place” so that he cannot do overhead work or any that requires climbing.

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