Davis v. Western Electric

The plaintiff, Quinceola H. Davis, filed this action in the Nebraska Workmen’s Compensation Court seeking an award of benefits for injuries which she sustained to both hands, wrists, and arms while performing duties as a machine operator in the defendant Western Electric’s Omaha plant. A single-judge court determined that her injuries were compensable, but determined that the plaintiff had failed to prove any temporary or permanent disability and limited the award to the payment of bills for medical services. Following plaintiff’s application, a rehearing before a three-judge panel was held,…