Owings v. Industrial Accident Commission

The Industrial Accident Commission awarded petitioner 100 per cent permanent disability but denied compensation for the expenses involved in his treatment for diabetes mellitus on the ground that it was not of industrial origin. In this proceeding to review the award petitioner contends that the evidence establishes without conflict that his diabetic condition was caused by his employment.

During the course of his employment in August, 1939, petitioner suffered severe head injuries when the parting of a chain under tension caused a heavy steel pulley and cable to strike him on the right…