Sahnow v. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY

This is a relatively simple workmen’s compensation case in which the Court of Appeals, by focusing its attention on a harmless procedural error in the circuit court, failed to rule on the only issue of importance to the parties and erroneously remanded the ease for further unnecessary proceedings. This court now affirms the Court of Appeals instead of finally disposing of the case as I believe we can and should do.

I agree that the circuit court erred when it permitted Dr. Rogers to testify instead of remanding the case to the hearing officer for the taking of the additional testimony. Before…