Hurwitz v. Department of Labor & Industries

— We are here concerned with the adequacy of the instructions given in an appeal from an award made by the joint board of the department of labor and industries.

The fact of an injury in July, 1943, to claimant’s right inguinal region, resulting in a hernia of some character, is conceded. The joint board allowed an award of twenty per cent of the maximum permanent partial disability-award. for injuries not specifically enumerated in the statute and generally referred to as “unspecified.”

The issue before the jury on the appeal to the superior court was the extent of claimant’s disability…