Patterson v. Courtenay Mfg. Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. ChiEE Justice Bonham.

Wade Patterson and William Gibbs, well diggers by trade, were engaged in deepening a well on a farm, the property of Courtenay Manufacturing Company. In this work they were using dynamite to blast rock at the bottom of the well. There was an explosion which practically destroyed the sight of both of them. They made claim to the Workmen’s Compensation Commission, which claim was heard first by Commissioner Duncan, who took testimony and made an award in favor of both of them. He found that the blindness of the men was due to an…