White v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau

MESCHKE, Justice.

The North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau appealed from a district court judgment reversing a Bureau order which dismissed James L. White’s claim as untimely. We affirm.

White was a custodian employed by the Turtle Lake Community Hospital. He slipped and fell down a flight of stairs at the hospital on April 27,1984. White testified that he had a “temporary sharp pain” in his back, but that he returned to work. Although there were no hospital records or billings with the Turtle Lake Community Hospital, White received physical therapy and whirlpool treatment from Dr. Stanley…