Dixie Contractors, Inc. v. Ashmore

Workmen's compensation benefits were awarded Ashmore (appellee) concerning internal injuries received by him in 1971 while he was loading a heavy tractor onto a lowboy. His injuries caused internal bleeding, and the administrative judge awarded him only three days' compensation. On review the entire Commission granted him medical benefits from October 8, 1971, through May 5, 1972, and compensation for temporary total disability at $40 per week from October 9, 1971, through May 5, 1972. The employer and carrier appealed from the award which the Circuit Court of Harrison County affirmed. We…