Ham v. Chrysler Corporation

HERRMANN, Justice:

Upon this appeal, we are called upon to define further the term “total disability” as; used in the Delaware Workmen’s Compensation Law. Compare Hartnett v. Coleman, Del., 226 A.2d 910 (1967).

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The claimant, Charles W. Ham, was an ordinary unskilled laborer and had been such all his adult life. He reached the eighth grade in school; he had no special occupational training or skills. Prior to his employment by the Chrysler Corporation, he worked at odd jobs including trucking, farming and mill work. For many years prior to the accident here involved, Ham worked for Chrysler as…