Schmidt v. City of Lincoln

This is a proceeding under the workmen’s compensation law, which was dismissed by the district court and is here on an appeal by plaintiff.

Plaintiff claims to have been injured on August 29, 1936, while employed by defendant as a city fireman. He says *547that he fell on his right hip and buttock, while carrying a hose line into the basement at a fire. No one saw the accident, and the record seems to imply a doubt in the minds of some of the other firemen'whether it ever occurred. He was on a twenty-four hour shift at the time and remained on duty all day and night following, apparently without…