Wiseman v. E'Con Mills, Inc.

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

This is a workmen’s compensation case in which there is material evidence to support the finding of the chancellor that the employee is entitled to an award for total permanent disability. On this appeal a question is raised as to the proper allocation of the award between the employer and the statutory Second Injury Fund.

There is no dispute as to the material facts. The employee first sustained a severe and crushing injury to his right ankle, on July 16, 1967, while in the employ of E’Con Mills, Inc. This injury was described by an orthopedic surgeon as being “an…