Davis v. Stearns-Rogers Construction Co.

Conley Byrd, Justice.

Involved on this appeal is the interpretation of the successive disabilities section of our Workmen’s Compensation Act, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 81-1313(f)(2)(ii) (Repl. 1960 and Supp. 1969).

The record shows that at the time of his injury on February 17, 1967, Davis had already received Workmen’s Compensation awards for a total of 75% disability to the body as a whole. In addition he was drawing total disability from the Social Security Administration and had gone to work for appellee Stearns-Rogers Construction Co. on a trial basis at the suggestion of the Social Security…