Employers' Mutual Insurance v. Industrial Commission

The district court affirmed an award of the Industrial Commission which gave Peterson ten dollars per week for life. The employer and insurance carrier bring error.

No question was raised before the commission except upon the extent of the injury and disability. The plaintiffs in error make two points: (1) That the commission exceeded its powers; (2) that the evidence is insufficient to support the award.

The claimant was hit on the right hip by an iron bar while mining coal, November 13, 1924. May 6, 1925, there was a hearing before referee Mowry where two physicians testified for claimant and…