Wherland v. Crowell Long Leaf Lumber Co.

This is a suit for compensation for total, permanent disability. The plaintiff's claim is based on an accidental injury which he alleges occurred on January 30, 1945 and in which he sustained an inguinal hernia on his left side.

The facts briefly stated are as follows:

Plaintiff who is a man a little past sixty years of age had been employed by the Crowell Long Leaf Lumber Company, Inc., one of the defendants, for more than twenty years. He held various jobs until he had quite a responsible position, having charge of the lumber yard and superintending the shipping of lumber by railroad. He…