Hinrichs v. Davenport Locomotive Works

I. While claimant was engaged in chipping steel with an air hammer, a piece flew off and hit him in the left eye, causing a slight cut or injury, which, it is claimed, caused a cataract to form, resulting in a total loss of sight in that eye.

Three propositions are argued by appellant:' (a) That no causal connection between the injury and the disability was proven; (b) that the action is barred by the statute of limitations; and (c) that the commissioner erred in permitting appellee to introduce in evidence unsworn testimony without having given the notice required by Section 1447 of the Code…