C.D.S. Construction Services v. Petrock

In this industrial accident case, we must decide whether there was credible evidence to support a finding that one rather than the other of two employers is liable for the payment of benefits for a herniated disc of the low back.

The claimant, Jack D. Petrock, injured his cervical spine as the result of a fall suffered in the course of his employment as a carpenter with appellee Slattery Associates in Arlington on October 14, 1976. Approximately six weeks later, when working in Falls Church for appellant C.D.S. Construction Services, the claimant felt a “shock” in his low back while lifting…