United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. State Industrial Com.

Opinion by

JONES, C.

This action involves an appeal by the petitioners from an award made by the respondents, wherein the State Industrial Commission made a certain award to the respondent,' Knepper, of $18 per week for a period of 54 weeks, for an alleged injury sustained by the respondent, Knepper, while attempting to lift a tool box, under the direction of the superintendent, which is alleged to have caused a rupture resulting in hernia. The petitioners first contended that' the Industrial Commission had no jurisdiction to entertain the complaint or application filed in the case, and upon…