Ohnmacht v. Peter Kiewit Sons Co.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. One judge of the Nebraska Workmen’s Compensation Court and later that court sitting en banc dismissed the petition. On appeal to the district court, the dismissal was affirmed. The plaintiff has appealed.

The basic issue is whether or not the plaintiff’s claim is barred by the statute of limitations.

The plaintiff, while employed by the defendant as a carpenter in Omaha, Nebraska, tripped and sprained his ankle on July 15, 1960. He continued to work the rest of the day. He thereafter reported to Dr. Leahy, a physician employed by the defendant’s…