January v. Travelers Insurance Co.

TATE, Judge.

This is a suit for workmen’s compensation benefits. The plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of his claim against his employer’s insurer. The trial court held that the claimant had not borne his burden of proving any disability causally related to the fall at work.

The plaintiff-appellant claims that he is presently disabled by a back condition as a result of his fall at work, contending that back pain manifested itself soon after the fall and increased in severity until he was forced to cease work eight months later.

The evidence shows that the plaintiff slipped and fell while at…