Garwin v. District Court
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Upon the relation of John Garwin this court granted its writ of certiorari directed to the district court for Cass county and J. Neils Lumber Go. to review the decision of Stanton, J., that relator was entitled to $525 from respondent lumber company under the Workmen’s Compensation Act.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Certiorari to review a judgment entered in proceedings under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The facts are short, and as iollows:
At the time relator entered the employ of respondent, J. Neils Lumber Co., he was totally blind in one eye, having lost the. sight thereof by an accidental injury suffered some time prior to his employment with respondent. Within the compensation statute this was a permanent partial disability. While engaged in the work of his employment for respondent relator suffered another injury which totally destroyed the sight of his remaining eye, thus rendering him totally…
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