Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Lindon

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Following an accident in the course of his employment with the Kentucky Department of Highways in which he sustained a minor, temporary injury to his left foot, William A. Lindon, Jr., developed a condition described by one doctor as a “psychoneurosis conversion hysteria which was superimposed on a minor foot injury.” Lindon became convinced in his mind that he had constant pain in his foot and leg and as a result he was unable to work. The Workmen’s Compensation Board gave him an open-end award for total permanent disability, based on a finding that he was suffering from…