Mohler v. COOK

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

This is a workmen’s compensation case. The employer and his insurance carrier have appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County which reversed a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board and reinstated an award by the Referee.

The record discloses that, on August 2, 1961, claimant was employed as a mason in the construction of a potato cellar. In attempting to pick up a concrete lintel, he experienced a sharp back pain. “A. I bent over. I was in a twisted position and I went to pick it up. . . Something struck me across the back. I had to let…