Troutman v. White & Simpson, Inc.

WYNN, Judge.

Plaintiff, John Troutman, was injured on 24 April 1991 while working as a floor sander for defendant, White & Simpson, Inc. Mr. Troutman was seventy-one years old at the time of his injury and had worked for White & Simpson, Inc. in the same position for fifty years. After reaching the age of sixty-five, he continued to work at that company for 40 hours per week, earning the same salary that he had before turning sixty-five.

Defendants acknowledged that plaintiff suffered an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, and began paying workers’…