Berry v. Monroe Welding Supply, Inc.

BOLIN, Judge.

William D. Berry instituted this suit for workmen’s compensation benefits against his employer, Monroe Welding Supply, Inc. and its insurer, The Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd., seeking benefits for total and permanent disability at $35 per week commencing July 19, 1967. From judgment rejecting his demand plaintiff appeals.

It is undisputed plaintiff suffered two on-the-job accidents, the first occurring February 9, 1967, and the second July 19, 1967. On the first occasion plaintiff lowered an oxygen tank from the bed of the truck which he used in his work as a…