CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS v. INDUS. COM'N

No. 20332.

703 P.2d 306 (1985)

CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS and Aetna Casualty and Surety, Plaintiffs, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF UTAH and John S. Skrlac, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Utah.

July 18, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher A. Tolboe, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

K. Allan Zabel, Salt Lake City, Pete N. Vlahos, Ogden, for respondent.


STEWART, Justice:

John Skrlac was awarded medical expenses and temporary total disability for perforation of his duodenum resulting from heavy lifting at work. His employer, Champion Home Builders, appeals. We affirm.

Skrlac built rafters and ceilings for Champion Home Builders on an assembly line. On August 4, 1983, while lifting a heavy beam, Skrlac felt a sharp pain in his side. A medical examination by a Dr. Hillam following the pain showed that claimant...

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