Mayor of Baltimore v. Cassidy

BELL, Judge.

We granted certiorari to determine whether the loss of two eyes in a single accident, which does not result in permanent total disability, is compensable pursuant to Maryland Code (1991) § 9-627(d)(l)(vi), of the Labor and Employment Article, at double the rate for the loss of one eye, or under § 9-627(k), “Other Cases.” The Workers’ Compensation Commission (“the Commission”) determined that such a loss, together with other injuries sustained in the same accident, constituted an 85% industrial loss of use of the body, and, thus, was compensable under the latter provision. Neither…