Drennon v. Braden Drilling Co., Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

The primary question presented by this appeal is whether a claimant in a workmen’s compensation case, with the permission and consent of the respondent and its insurance carrier against whom the claimant has made a claim for workmen’s compensation benefits, may dismiss his claim for such workmen’s compensation benefits.

The foregoing issue is complicated somewhat by the facts in this case and the assertions made by the appellants relative to the facts.

Approximately one year prior to April 27, 1968, Luther H. Drennon (claimant-appellee),…