Johnson v. Industrial Com'n of Utah

The Commission denied compensation in this case after an evidentiary hearing before an administrative law judge who concluded there was no entitlement under the Workmen’s Compensation Act1 based on the facts adduced.

The plaintiff is a truck driver who, in September, 1979, bumped his head on the cab of his truck in the course of his employment. He testified that it hurt “pretty bad for a second” and later told his employer it was no “biggie.”

Following the accident, the plaintiff suffered from a headache and within several days there developed a loss of balance and paralysis or weakness in his…