Providence Washington Insurance Co. v. Bonner

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. CASE HISTORY

Lester Bonner was a lineman with the Chugach Electric Association. In 1978, Bonner slipped while working and injured his back. He was disabled for about three weeks and returned to. work “with no further difficulties.” On October 5, 1979, Bonner suffered a second on-the-job injury. He was out of work for about three weeks. He returned for a week, and then took six weeks vacation because he was still sore. He returned to work on January 10; he suffered increasing pain; he ultimately was disabled by the pain and did not return to work after March 10, 1980.