George v. Miller & Smith, Inc.

LUJAN, Justice.

The plaintiff (appellant)' filed a claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1941 Comp. § 57-901 et seq., in the District Court of Bernalillo County for an injury sustained while working as structural steel construction foreman in erecting a steel bridge across the Rio Grande River near Otowi, New Mexico. He alleged that said injury has caused him total disability.

The defendants (appellees) answered jointly. They admitted that the appellant suffered an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment and the amount of his weekly earnings. They denied the…