Diamond v. Parsons Company

This is an appeal from a district court decree for commutation of Workmen’s Compensation weekly payments. The issues involve proceedings before the Industrial Commissioner and two proceedings, apparently tried together, before the district court.

Although not all of the matters are now in issue before us, the background facts from which the problems arose will be summarized.

Claimant, prior to May 12, 1961, was an employee of the Parsons Company in Newton. He was then 65 years old. He had been a farm and industrial laborer with no particular training or skills. On May 12, 1961, he sustained a…