Swedberg v. Standard Oil Co.

This is a compensation case in which the question is whether there was any competent evidence of an accident.

Albert Swedberg was agent, bookkeeper and truck driver for defendant at Ironwood. In the afternoon of July 13, 1933, he and another employee rolled five barrels of oil upon a truck and upended them. The barrels weighed about 480 lbs. each. The truck and loading rack were substantially of the same height. Frequently one man did the loading. The upending of the barrel was not a matter of heavy lifting but involved some skill. Treloar, who worked with Swedberg, testified that neither…