Sherman v. Great Western Sugar Co.

This is a proceeding under the workmen’s compensation law. Comp. St. 1929, secs. 48-101 to 48-161. John H. Sherman, employee, is plaintiff. Great Western Sugar Company, employer, is defendant. In the petition plaintiff stated that while he was engaged in the duties of his employment November 15, 1932, in defendant’s sugar factory at Scottsbluff, attempting to couple a steam pipe above him, it fell and struck him on the head, neck and shoulders. He alleged as a result that he fell to the floor, became unconscious, and was taken to a hospital in Scottsbluff, where he was confined two weeks;…