Hernandez v. Farmland Foods, Inc.

Plaintiff-appellee, John Hernandez, was employed as a boner at a hog-processing plant owned by defendant Farmland Foods, Inc. Defendant Aetna Casualty and Surety Company is Farmland’s insurance carrier. Plaintiff was injured while at work on March 5, 1980. As a result of this accident plaintiff missed 2 days of work in March 1980 and did not work from May 13, 1981, to May 19, 1982. Plaintiff returned to work on May 20, 1982, wearing a back brace, and worked off and on until September 7, 1982. He missed approximately 7 weeks of work during that time on account of back, shoulder, and rib…