Rogers v. Chrysler Motors Corp.

This is a workers' compensation case.

After ore tenus proceedings held in September and December 1990, the trial court determined that Brenda Ann Rogers (employee) had suffered an injury to her right upper extremity as a result of a work-related accident occurring while she was in the employ of Chrysler Motors Corporation (employer). The court then found that the employee had suffered a 5% decrease in her ability to earn wages as a result of the injury. Contending that her loss of ability to earn is greater than that found by the trial court, the employee appeals. We affirm.

The dispositive…