Amalgamated Sugar Co. v. Industrial Commission

Wendell E. Smith, in the course of his employment by the Amalgamated Sugar Company sustained accidental injuries whereby he lost one front tooth and fractured another. In proceedings before the Industrial Commission he was awarded compensation at the rate of $16 per week for ten weeks as for disfigurement and loss of bodily function, notwithstanding he was not disabled for work. The employer has brought the matter here by writ of review contending that under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of this state, the award is invalid because the injury sustained did not cause disability or incapacity…