Patitucci v. Boise Cascade Corporation

The question presented in this workmen’s compensation case is whether the circuit court erred in finding claimant permanently and totally disabled as a result of her industrial accident of May 16, 1967.

The claimant, 56 years old at the time of her compensation hearing, had been employed for more than 25 years in general office work and secretarial work. She was unmarried, lived with an older sister and had a high school education plus some additional training in shorthand and typing. At the time of the injury involved here, she was employed by Boise Cascade Corporation as a secretary. On May…