Fallis v. Vogel

This is a proceeding under the workmen’s compensation law. Plaintiff, a man 63 years of age, engaged in the occupation of a general painter for 38 years, while employed by the defendant, on September 21, 1936, in the painting of a ceiling, fell from a scaffold a distance of 14 feet onto some nail kegs, then to the cement floor, severely injuring him.

On April 20, 1938, plaintiff instituted suit in the Nebraska workmen’s compensation court, setting forth his claim for disability. May 3, 1938, defendant answered, *600alleging payment of compensation for total permanent disability for 67 weeks at $15…