Chamberlin v. Maryland Casualty Co.

ELLIS, Judge.

Plaintiff was employed on January 25, 1953 by T. W. Kleinpeter Construction Company as a manual laborer, and on March 23, 1953 he was in between a winch truck and a heater truck preparing to attach a cable from one to the other when one of the vehicles rolled backwards crushing his abdomen and lower chest between the two.

Workmen’s compensation was paid through May 31, 1953, discontinued, and after demand and discussion between plaintiff’s counsel and representatives of the insurer, the compensation was resumed retroactively and paid through October 19, 1953. The present suit was…