Pelchat v. Portland Box Co.

The decree below confirming a decision of the Industrial Accident Commission has reduced the compensation of the appealing employee Pelchat. This action was taken on a petition for review filed by the employer and is based on a finding by the Commission that Pelchat’s partial incapacity to work and earn wages has diminished to a present level of fifty per cent of his capacity prior to his accident. The issue is whether or not there was any evidence to' support the finding.

The medical testimony supports a finding that the employee is sufficiently recovered from the injury to his foot so as to…