Webb v. Forrest Currell Lumber Co.

MOISE, Justice.

Appellant was injured in the course of his employment in a lumber yard when struck in the left eye by a block of wood from a stake which appellant was cutting on a motor driven saw. The blow caused a clot of blood to form in the eye which was removed surgically. In connection with the operation the surgeon removed a small part of the iris, leaving the same in the form of a keyhole instead of circular. A cataract has also formed on the eye.

Appellant’s right eye was not affected by the injury. The court found that appellant had suffered 36.2% loss of vision in the left eye, and…