BALKUS v. TERRY STEAM TURBINE CO.


167 Conn. 170 (1974)

WALLACE J. BALKUS v. TERRY STEAM TURBINE COMPANY ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released August 27, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Palten, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Edward D. O'Brien, Jr., for the appellees (defendants).

HOUSE, C. J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, Js.


BOGDANSKI, J.

This is an appeal from a Superior Court affirmance of a workmen's compensation commissioner's corrected finding and award. Wallace J. Balkus, the claimant and appellant, was employed as a tool and die maker by the respondent employer, Terry Steam Turbine Company. On May 12, 1968, the claimant was forcefully struck in the back by a heavy metal casting with which he was working. Over the next three days the claimant experienced chest pains and difficulty...

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