Sellers v. Daniel Construction Co.

Littlejohn, Chief Justice:

In this Worker’s Compensation case, the claimant-appellant employee, Jacob R. Sellers, injured his back while at work on April 4, 1978. On February 20, 1981, the Industrial Commission found the employee totally disabled because of the injury and awarded him total disability compensation in the amount of $172.00 per week for 500 weeks plus medicals. The award was not appealed. On April 12, 1981, the employee died of cancer. Counsel for both parties agree that his death was completely unrelated to his back injury.

On July 21, 1981, the Hearing Commissioner issued an…