Garrigues v. Fluor Corporation, Ltd.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Ellsworth County District Court denying an award of compensation. For convenience, Gerald Garrigues, the appellant, will be referred to herein by name or as claimant, and the appellees, The Fluor Corporation, Ltd. and American Motorists Insurance Company, will be called respondents.

Mr. Garrigues, a man 50 years of age, was a steam fitter and plumber by occupation. On the morning of October 17, 1963, while working in the Bushton Hydrocarbon plant he was the victim of an explosion which blew him…