Frost v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

This action ivas instituted to test the extent of the plaintiff’s right to compensation under the workmen’s compensation law. He was injured on December 26, 1919, while in the employ of the Nebraska Material Company. The defendant, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, carried the insurance covering the risk.

While the plaintiff ivas loading stone for the Nebraska Material Company, a load of the stone fell and crushed both of his legs, breaking each of them between the knee and ankle. For a period of two years from the date of the accident the plaintiff has been unable to walk, and the…