Armstrong v. Lewis & Associates Construction Co.

This is a workmen's compensation case.

Claimant, William Armstrong, age forty-eight, is married and has four children. He is unable to read or write except to sign his name. In the past claimant has performed various types of unskilled labor. He has never held a supervisory position.

In January 1979 claimant began work for Lewis and Associates Construction Company (employer) as a general laborer, earning an hourly wage of $3.00 and a weekly wage of approximately $120. On February 7, 1979, while on a job site for employer, claimant injured his back lifting a cement form weighing between 100 and…