Moore v. Phillips Petroleum Co.

BICKLEY, O. J.

Appellee, an employee of appellant, sued the latter to recover compensation for injuries received in the course of his employment. A referee was appointed to take the testimony, at which taking appellant appeared. The testimony of several witnesses on behalf of plaintiff was taken and transcribed by the referee and filed in the cause. Such testimony was not signed by the witnesses. The record recites that the witnesses were duly sworn by the referee, but no jurat is appended to the transcribed testimony of such witnesses. Later there was a hearing before the court in which…