La Fever v. Olson Drilling Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

The employer and its insurance carrier appeal from an award made to an employee under the workmen’s compensation act.

On March 11, 1934, the claimant sustained an injury to his knee. He was in a hospital for ten days and for a short time thereafter saw the doctor every few days. In the middle of April the doctor told claimant there was nothing more he could do, and that claimant should rub the knee with liniment. On April 25, 1934, he went back to work. Claimant was paid $72, covering four weeks’ compensation, which he accepted. A final…