Bowden v. Riggs Drilling Co.

HARDY, Judge.

This is a compensation claim for total, permanent disability allegedly sustained by plaintiff as the result of an accident while in the performance of the duties of his employment. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff the defendant employer and its insurer have appealed.

Plaintiff’s petition alleged that on or about March 7 or 8, 1956, while performing his duties as a driller in the employ of Riggs Drilling Company, the drum clutch of the drilling rig flew out of gear, causing the clutch and brake lever to strike plaintiff violently in the area of the pubis and knocking him off…