L. W. Limbaugh Mining & Construction Co. v. Youngblood

BRADLEY, Judge.

L. W. Limbaugh Mining & Construction Company (hereinafter referred to as “Limbaugh”) appeals from a lower court ruling holding it liable for compensation payments under the workmen’s compensation statute. We reverse.

Jack Youngblood, appellee, was working for Limbaugh on August 27, 1974 as a machine operator, when, as a result of a brake failure, he jumped to the ground, incurring injuries to his left hip and leg.

He was taken' to Carraway Hospital where Dr. Benjamin Meyer performed surgery and put a pin in Youngblood’s hip on September 18', 1974. He was discharged from the…