McMullen v. Gavette Construction Co.

Plaintiff is a carpenter by trade. On November 20, 1916, he was employed by defendant construction company. On that date he fell from a scaffold and sustained what is termed by counsel as a “broken back.” No question is raised but that the injury arose out of and in the course of his employment. On April 9, 1917, the parties entered into a compensation agreement of $10 a week. This weekly wage was regularly paid by defendants up to January 20, 1919, when plaintiff filed a petition with the industrial accident board praying for a lump sum settlement. A hearing followed in which a„ showing was…