Dever v. Brown Shoe Co.

This is a proceeding based upon the Workmen's Compensation Act.

On June 17, 1929, plaintiff, an employee of the defendant Brown Shoe Company, was injured as the result of accidentally sticking a tack in his right knee. The employee continued to work for said defendant until about September 1, 1929, at which time infection developed in his right knee and he was taken to a hospital for treatment. Prior to the accident he was in good health and had not had "any trouble with his knee."

The defendants' evidence is that the infection in plaintiff's knee was caused by diseased tonsils. There was also…