Lewis v. H. E. Weise, Inc.

ELLIS, Judge:

Plaintiff Vernon L. Lewis injured his left knee in the course and scope of his employment as a pipefitter-welder on October 9, 1969. This suit is for workmen’s compensation benefits for permanent and total disability against his employer, H. E. Wiese, Inc. and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, its insurer. After trial on the merits, judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff, awarding him benefits for permanent and total disability, and defendants have appealed.

The record reveals that about fifteen years before the accident in this case, plaintiff suffered a similar…