Whitaker v. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was a workmen’s compensation case. Judgment-was for claimant. Respondent appeals.

Claimant was a welder’s helper. At the time of his injury he was employed by the Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company. About May 5, 1931, he attempted to load a gas tank into a Ford truck. This tank weighed about 250 pounds. The ground was slippery on account of rain the night before. The method of loading the tank was to lean the top part against the truck and lift the bottom part up and then shove it on the truck. Claimant attempted to do this on the…