Graham v. Jones Bros. Co.

MARVIN, Judge.

In this worker’s compensation action, the trial court found that although the claimant had sustained an on-the-job accident, he had not sustained the burden of proving that his disability was caused by the accident, particularly because claimant failed to call as witnesses some, but not all, of the medical doctors who had examined him.1 The claimant appeals. We reverse and remand with directions.

Defendant produced no medical witnesses to contradict the sworn testimony of the two doctors who were called by claimant. These doctors were an orthopedist to whom the employer referred…