Gifford v. AG Lime, Sand and Gravel Company

The plaintiff recovered a workmen’s compensation award in the one-judge workmen’s compensation court. The defendants appealed directly to the district court. The district court on trial de novo found in favor of the plaintiff and entered judgment awarding workmen’s compensation benefits.

The plaintiff, Delbert R. Gifford, was first employed by the defendant, Ag Lime, Sand and Gravel Company, in 1954. At the time of the injury here, he was employed as a mechanic and heavy equipment operator. On February 10, 1967, the plaintiff was repairing a piece of heavy equipment. He was alone in the…