RICCORD v. JOHN BURNS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

No. 10245.

141 N.W.2d 160 (1966)

Ethel RICCORD, Claimant and Respondent, v. JOHN BURNS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Employer, and Western Surety Company, Insurer, Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

March 29, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirby, McDonnell & Kirby, Sioux Falls, for defendants and appellants.

Clark & Hill, Belle Fourche, for claimant and respondent.


HANSON, Judge.

Claimant, Ethel Riccord, was employed as a nurses aid by the John Burns Memorial Hospital at Belle Fourche. She claims permanent injury to her back resulting from a backward fall against a bed while helping lift a paralyzed patient. She was paid temporary total disability from the time of the accident, December 21, 1962, to March 12, 1963, when the insurer terminated payments. The Industrial Commissioner found defendants liable for all of claimant's...

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