Murray v. Mengel Co.

The defendant has appealed from a judgment in favor of plaintiff awarding him compensation for total and permanent disability in the sum of $18.15 per week for a period not exceeding 400 weeks, plus medical expenses in the sum of $110 and expert witness fees in the sum of $25 each for seven doctors who testified in the case. Counsel for plaintiff in their brief ask for an increase in the compensation to the maximum of $20 per week, however, no answer has been filed to the appeal, and we cannot consider an amendment of the judgment in this respect.

There is little dispute as to the facts in the…