Smith v. CONSOLIDATED CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

CODY, Justice.

Plaintiff, an employee of the Sinclair Refining Company, brought this suit to recover further benefits from defendant, the compensation carrier for the Sinclair Refining Company. In the course of his employment, plaintiff stuck a nail in his foot on September 24, 1953. He was promptly given a tetanus shot at his employer’s first aid station. A week later he developed a severe reaction. Plaintiff alleged that this reaction resulted in a partial permanent disability, and sought to recover compensation benefits therefor. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, in response to…