Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company v. Smith

PHELPS, Justice.

This case comes to us by certiorari to set aside an award of the Industrial Commission in favor of respondent Jerry B. Smith who claims he suffered an injury to his back on January 5, 1951, while in the employment of petitioner. The facts will be hereinafter more particularly set forth.

On the date the injury is claimed to have occurred respondent was working with and under the supervision of one Guy E. Ford who, according to petitioner’s testimony, on that date made out, in part, an accident report which was completed by one Sylvan Lunt, Chief Clerk in the employment office of…