Industrial Commission v. Barton

The plaintiffs in error will be designated in this opinion as the commission and the company, and the defendant in error as claimant.

Claimant, a painter, was employed by the company to stain, varnish and shellac baseboards in the girls’ dormitory under construction at the State University in Boulder, Colorado. The concrete floor had been laid and the rooms were littered with shavings, small pieces from the sawed ends of lumber, and quarter-round finishing material. In doing his work it was necessary for claimant to be on his knees, or knee; particularly the left knee. Sometime during the…