Lewis G. Reed & Sons, Inc. v. Wimbley

The trial court awarded temporary total disability benefits up to the date of maximum medical improvement and permanent total disability benefits thereafter. The trial court also ordered payment of a lump sum of 15 percent of the total compensation award as an attorney's fee. The employer appeals from both aspects of the judgment. John A. Wimbley, Jr., was employed by Lewis G. Reed Sons (employer) as a house mover. On October 11, 1985, Wimbley sustained a Lisfranc's fracture of his right foot in the course of his employment, when a large steel beam fell on his foot. X-rays did not reveal the…