Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp. v. Abshire

This is an original petition filed by Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation to review an award made by the State Industrial Commission on May 3, 1947, to George A. Ab-shire.

There is no controversy over the facts. On April 24, 1934, Abshire received a serious head injury while employed by petitioner, being struck by a falling timber while standing on the floor of an oil well derrick. Notices of the injury were given and Abshire received treatment from a physician employed by petitioner. In this physician’s report to the commission he stated that he did not believe that the injury to ■ Abshire’s…