Miller v. Industrial Hospital Association

The plaintiff, Loren Miller, was employed as a laborer by Morrison-Knudsen Co., Inc., on a construction project in Banner County, Nebraska. On April 22, 1963, the plaintiff and two other men were pulling a pump from a well by hand, using pipe wrenches to grip the pipe. While one of the men was moving his wrench to a new position on the pipe, the plaintiff experienced a sharp pain in his lower back. As a result of this incident, the plaintiff became disabled and required medical and hospital treatment.

The plaintiff commenced an action under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, but it resulted in an…