Curtright Funeral Home v. Carr

CULLEN, Commissioner.

The Workmen’s Compensation Board awarded Willard Carr compensation for total permanent disability found by the board to have resulted from an accident in the course of Carr’s employment as a general handyman for Curtright Funeral Home. The accident consisted of the herniation of an intervertebral disc, which Carr said occurred when he was attempting to dismantle a tent over a grave. An independent doctor appointed by the board reported his finding that Carr had sustained a functional disability of 30 percent, 15 percent of which was due to the accident and 15 percent due…