Bass v. Allen Home Improvement Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Waci-ieístegld, J.

The construction and applicability of a 1950 amendment to the Workmen’s Compensation Act is our main concern here, the specific question being whether the maximum compensation rate for partial permanent disability was thereby raised from $25 to $30 per week.

The facts are not disputed. The plaintiff was injured on January 2, 1951, in an accident which, it is stipulated, arose out of and in the course of his employment. He slipped and fell and was burned by hot tar causing second- and third-degree burns. He filed a claim and hearings…