Industrial Commission v. Royal Indemnity Co.

This is a proceeding on writ of error to review the judgment of the district court of Denver vacating and setting aside an award of the Industrial Commission in an action arising under the Workmen’s Compensation Act.

The claimant while shoveling coal into a furnace got a small piece of coal or other substance in his right eye. He rubbed the eye and “worked” it in an endeavor to dislodge the object. .There was discomfort for about twenty minutes, but he continued working. He noticed impaired vision, and on the fourth day following the incident above related, he consulted eye specialists who…