Dennington v. Rockdale Package Stores, Inc.

Pope, Judge.

This is a workers’ compensation case. The claimant sustained a back injury on November 21, 1979 while lifting a case of whiskey in the course of her employment as the manager of a liquor store. She applied for and was awarded workers’ compensation benefits for total disability for a specified period of time and was awarded benefits for partial disability thereafter.

The employer appealed the award to the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. After consideration of the evidence de novo, the board adopted the findings of the administrative law judge but changed the partial disability…