Profitt v. J. G. Watts Construction Co.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES T. HARRISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court affirming a finding by the Industrial Accident Board that a disability sustained by the respondent, John C. Profitt, while employed by the appellant, J. G. Watts Construction Company, is not compensable under the Montana Workmen’s Compensation Act.

This cause was previously before this court on the question of whether or not the employer was entitled to a hearing before the Industrial Accident Board to determine the compensability of a claim filed by the employee. In…