Tafel Electric Co. v. Scherle

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Affirming.

The question is whether there was any evidence to sustain the finding of the Workmen’s Compensation Board that partial paralysis, incapacitating an employee, is the direct and natural result of an industrial accident. The circuit court confirmed an award of $14.92 a week for 500 weeks, an aggregate of $7,475. There is practically no contradiction in the controlling factual evidence. The issue is whether the physicians’ opinions justify the decision of cause and effect.

The appellee, Leo M. Scherle, employed by the appellant, suffered a…