Talas v. Correct Piping Co., Inc.

HUNTER, Justice.

This case is before this Court upon the petition to transfer of plaintiff-appellant Woodrow Talas. Mr. Talas was injured in a work-related accident resulting in traumatic quadriplegia. For approximately four months, plaintiff received around-the-clock nursing care at his home which was paid for by his employer’s insurance carrier. The payments then stopped, and the continuous care was soon terminated thereafter. Plaintiff then filed an emergency petition with the Industrial Board of Indiana, seeking to have his employer resume paying for the twenty-four hour nursing care. He…