Luehring v. Tibbs Construction Co.

Plaintiff-appellee, DeLane Luehring, brought this action when defendants-appellants, Tibbs Construction Company and Bituminous Insurance Companies, reduced his workers’ compensation benefits. Defendants appeal from the judgment granting Luehring total disability benefits. Their three assignments of error combine to assert that the compensation court erred in finding (1) that Luehring continues to be totally disabled as a result of his work-related accident and (2) that efforts at vocationally rehabilitating Luehring would have been futile as of the date of the award. We affirm.

The injury…