Hampton v. State Accident Insurance Fund

Claimant at age 56 was injured through violent contact with a cow in connection with his lifetime work as a hired dairyman. He had a preexisting arthritic condition in his back and as a result of the traumatic injury, which occurred on September 11, 1972, he had three major surgeries and a myelogram. The surgeries included an excision of the L-4 and 5 disc, a fusion from the fourth lumbar vertebrae to the sacrum and an excision of olecranon spur and overlying bursa of the right elbow. On October 5, 1973 his attending orthopedist reported his condition to be medically stationary and…