Reed v. Zurich General Accident & Liability Ins.

HARDY, Judge.

This is a compensation suit in which plaintiff claims total and permanent disabil*841ity as the result of a hernia sustained by reason of accidental injury incurred while in the employ of Latex Construction Company. The employer and its insurer are made defendants. After trial there was judgment awarding plaintiff the sum of $30.00 per week during the period of disability, not to exceed 300 weeks, from which judgment defendants have appealed. Plaintiff has answered the appeal praying amendment of the judgment increasing the compensation to a period not exceeding 400 weeks on the…