State ex rel. Navistar International Transportation Corp. v. Industrial Commission

Appellant mounts two challenges to the award of temporary total disability compensation from October 29, 1987 through October 27, 1989, asserting that it is (1) barred by res judicata and (2) unsupported by “some evidence.” Both claims are unpersuasive.

As to the former challenge, the October 21, 1987 district hearing officer’s order denied temporary total disability compensation “as of 10-21-87, and thereafter.” (Emphasis added.) The emphasized language underlies appellant’s claim that res judicata bars all future temporary total disability compensation. Res judicata’s application to workers’…