Watson v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. Defendant appeals from an order of the circuit court which reversed an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which, in turn, had reversed the decision of the hearing officer.

On May 20, 1966, claimant was riding in a company-provided vehicle to the company’s logging operation where he worked. The vehicle hit a deep chuckhole in the road, jolting it and throwing claimant to the floor. He experienced back pain and received one medical treatment for it at the time, but lost no time from work. A few weeks or months later his job terminated and he soon…