Thomas v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.

SAMUEL, Judge.

Plaintiff, who suffered a back injury while employed as a laborer, instituted this suit against the compensation insurance carrier of his employer and obtained a judgment awarding compensation for seventy-one weeks, from July 29, 1959, through December 6, 1960, at the rate of $35.00 per week, subject to a credit of eight weeks paid by defendant at the rate of $26.00 per week, together with certain medical expenses and an expert’s fee which were taxed as costs. The defendant has appealed contending that the judgment should be reversed and the suit dismissed or, in the…