Romero v. H. A. Lott, Inc.

NOBLE, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment awarding workmen’s compensation payments for total permanent disability, increased by 50% for failure of the employer to provide a safety device. The judgment was entered pursuant to findings by a jury.

Two grounds are relied upon for reversal, both of which are based upon the claimed lack of substantial evidence to support the jury’s findings. It is first urged that the finding of total permanent disability is without substantial support in the evidence because all of the evidence is based upon claimant’s subjective symptoms and the degree of…