Oklahoma City v. Acosta

BLACKBIRD, Justice:

Petitioner, City of Oklahoma City, respondent below, seeks review of an award of the State Industrial Court allowing the respondent, Anastacio M. Acosta, Jr., claimant below, twenty per cent permanent partial disability to the body as a whole for injuries sustained while employed and working as a laborer for Oklahoma City. The parties will be referred to as they appeared before the State Industrial Court, hereinafter referred to as the “trial court”.

On April 26, 1970, claimant was employed by respondent city at its Fairgrounds Arena as a laborer. He was assisting in the…