Aguallo v. Western Potato, Inc.

Knapp, District Judge.

This is an appeal in a proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The plaintiff, Manuel G. Aguallo, was employed as a laborer by the defendant Western Potato, Inc., a corporation. The plaintiff alleged that on March 26, 1976, while at work unloading potatoes, his left knee was injured when pinned against a wall by a conveyor, tearing the medial meniscus, and that on February 25, 1978, while at work sewing potato sacks, his left knee was again injured when three full sacks of potatoes “leaned against” the knee, causing a severe strain thereto. Plaintiff further…