Charles Ray Johnson v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company

Appellee, Johnson, brought this action against appellant, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, as carrier of workmen’s compensation for his employer, the City of Nacogdoches, Texas. The District Court, finding that Johnson had suffered a compensable injury and was totally and permanently disabled, awarded statutory benefits. We affirm.1

Johnson was employed by the city as a garbage collector. After hoisting a garbage container onto the garbage truck Johnson climbed aboard the truck, emptied the container and climbed back to the ground. He then experienced a pain around his navel. Upon…