Sears-Roebuck & Co. v. Finney

The company appeals from a compensation award to Finney as totally and permanently disabled by an accidental injury suffered in the course of his employment by the company. It is said both that there is no material evidence to support the finding and that the evidence preponderates against the finding, and in justification of the second of these assignments it is urged that,contrary to the practice, this court should review the case de novo, treating the act of 1929 (chapter 94, section 1) as controlling. That act is expressly limited by its terms to the Court of Appeals, and this court would…