Erickson v. Siegler

GEER, Judge.

Defendants Lear Siegler and American Motorist Insurance appeal the opinion and award of the Full Commission concluding that plaintiff James M. Erickson’s cervical spine condition was a compensable injury. Defendants have not disputed that plaintiff suffered a compensable back injury, but contend that any workers’ compensation benefits should be limited to disability and medical expenses arising out of plaintiff’s lower back condition rather than his cervical spine condition. We find unpersuasive defendants’ contention that the. Commission’s jurisdiction was timely invoked only as…