Williams v. Martin Timber Co.

HARDY, Judge.

This is a compensation action in which plaintiff claimed an award as for total, permanent disability, and he appeals from a judgment awarding compensation at the rate of $35 per week for fifty weeks, less credits for compensation theretofore paid.

There is no substantial question as to the facts with the exception of the issue as to the extent and duration of plaintiff’s injuries. On March 12, 1958, while engaged in refueling a lumber hoisting vehicle, commonly known as a straddle truck, plaintiff was knocked from the top of the truck to the ground, some eight or nine feet below,…