Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Bell

On April" 23, 1975, appellee suffered an accidental injury during the course of his employment with appellant. He filed a claim with the Workmen’s Compensation Commission which, on September 23, 1977, conducted an evidentiary hearing to consider the nature and extent of appellee’s disability. Following the hearing, the Commission referred appellee to its medical examiner (who, in turn, referred him to a neurosurgeon) for an evaluation of appellee’s permanent disability. On February 16, 1978, the Commission awarded appellee permanent disability benefits for a 60% industrial loss of use of his…