Hall v. O'Neill Tank Co.

Claimant-appellant Eugene T. Hall, in this workmen’s compensation case, fell from the top of a tank and sustained fractures of the lumbar vertebrae, multiple fractures of the pelvis, fracture of an elbow, loss of control over his right foot, and other related injuries which were permanently disabling. The only question is the degree of disability.

The expert opinion testimony of three doctors ranged from eighty percent to thirty percent in terms of permanent partial impairment of function. They all agreed appellant would be unable to perform the duties of his former employment of physical…