Place v. Falcon Seaboard Drilling Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

In this workmen’s compensation case the respondent and its insurance carrier have appealed from the findings and judgment of the district court that the claimant sustained personal injury arising out of and in the course of his employment with the respondent, suffering 80 percent permanent partial disability.

The principal question presented is whether the award and judgment of the district court are based upon substantial evidence. In other words, whether the evidence showed any casual relation between the injury and the employment. Two…