Walker v. H.F. Johnson, Inc.

This is an appeal from an adverse judgment and denial of a rehearing by the Workers’ Compensation Court, Bozeman Area, County of Gallatin.

Claimant is a 32 year old history and political science teacher at Bozeman Senior High School. During the years 1973 until 1976 claimant also received income from athletic coaching at school and summer employment as a truck driver. On July 9, 1976, he was injured in a collision while in the course of his truck driving duties for defendant, H. F. Johnson, Inc. Claimant suffered a compression fracture of the first lumbar vertebrae of his spine. All medical…