Tran v. Comet Construction Co.

WILLIAMS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision by the trial court finding that plaintiff Hoang Tran had failed to prove that he had a compensable injury and therefore was not entitled to Workers’ Compensation.

Plaintiff Hoang Tran sued Comet Construction Company, Inc. alleging that he had been injured on April 4, 1982, during the course of his employment. Plaintiff alleged that he had been handling some heavy cables and that he had strained his back as a result. There were no witnesses to the incident. The plaintiff did not report the incident to the Comet authorities for over three days…