Bowman v. Twin Falls Const. Co., Inc.

BISTLINE, Justice.

Delos L. Bowman, found to be permanently and totally disabled, appeals from the Commission’s denial of any benefits. Bowman was a heavy equipment operator, primarily engaged in road construction, from 1936 to 1974, the last 18 years with Twin Falls Construction Company, which employer and General Insurance Company, its surety, are defendants. On August 12, 1974, at the age of 62, he was forced to stop working because of extreme shortness of breath. He was diagnosed as having moderate to severe pulmonary emphysema with secondary congestive heart failure. That he is…