Allen v. Department of Labor & Industries

When the claimant herein was about fifty-two years of age, he suffered a back injury while working for the Northern Pacific railroad. Such employment is not covered by the workmen’s compensation act. He was hospitalized for a week and disabled for several months thereafter. The record shows that he suffered a twenty-per-cent disability by reason of arthritis of the back from that time on. Nevertheless, he did hard work until 1947, after which time he only worked at odd jobs prior to going to work for John Relfe, the employer herein.

On July 7, 1952, he was digging a basement under an apartment…