Barkus v. Thornton-Fuller Co.

Opinion by

Dithrich, J.,

This is a workmen’s compensation case in which the claimant suffered almost complete blindness. The referee found that the injury was caused by an accident, classified the claimant as a “nondescript on the labor market,” and awarded compensation for total disability. Both the board and the court below affirmed. The employer-defendant and its insurance carrier bring this appeal.

Claimant, Charles Barkus, was employed by defendant, Thornton-Fuller Co., as a motor tester. There was no useful vision in his right eye, because of glaucoma, but there was normal vision and…