Parker v. Weber-King Mfg. Co.

The defendant appeals from a judgment in the district court condemning it to pay plaintiff compensation at the rate of $20 per week for a period of 400 weeks. The judgment also fixed the fees of the experts who testified in the case as well as the fees of the attorneys for plaintiff.

The injury for which plaintiff recovered compensation was a hernia on the right side which was caused by straining while he was engaged in the performance of his duties as master mechanic for the defendant, straightening out an axel of one of their trucks.

The facts in the case are not disputed; the main defense…