RUMSEY v. CARDINAL PETROLEUM

No. 12699.

530 P.2d 433 (1975)

Cecil J. RUMSEY, Claimant and Respondent, v. CARDINAL PETROLEUM, Employer, and Glacier General Assurance Company, Respondent and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided January 2, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crowley, Kilbourne, Haughey, Hanson & Gallagher, Billings, Bruce R. Toole, argued, Billings, for respondent and appellant.

Michael J. Whalen, argued, Billings, for claimant and respondent.


JOHN C. HARRISON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court, Yellowstone County, which reversed an order of the Workmen's Compensation Division and held in favor of the claimant, Cecil J. Rumsey.

On January 10, 1970, Cecil Rumsey, an employee of Cardinal Petroleum Company, suffered an injury while working as a "roughneck" on an oil well. The accident occurred when a driller started a winch while claimant was attempting to connect a set...

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