Moody v. Keller

The plaintiff-appellee and defendant-appellant will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant, respectively.

The plaintiff appealed the Industrial Commission’s denial of his workmen’s compensation claim to the Court of Common Pleas. His contention was that he suffered an acute lumbo-sacral strain on November 27, 1962, in consequence of a slip and unusual effort while closing the door of a boxcar during the course of his employment at the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation. Defendant, on the other hand, contended that the disability occurred while plaintiff was attempting to close the door but…