Salas v. Industrial Commission

HALL, Justice.

This is a proceeding to review an order of the Industrial Commission denying a fifteen percent increase in industrial compensation to plaintiff. He was employed by defendant, Eaton Metal Products Company, and rendered a paraplegic when struck by the boom of a crane which slipped from a support.

Plaintiff seeks a reversal of the ruling and urges he is entitled to the increase as a matter of law pursuant to Sec. 35-1-12, U.C.A.1953, or in the alternative, that he be afforded a further hearing before the Commission, having been denied a fair hearing and due process of law.

The claim…