Beaver v. Allied Chemical Corporation

WOLCOTT, Chief Justice:

These are appeals in five cases in which the Superior Court reversed decisions of the Industrial Accident Board awarding compensation to the five appellants for permanent disfigurement. The five cases have been consolidated for the purpose of appeal.

Each of the five cases involved an industrial accident resulting in permanent scarring of the employee. There was, however, no accompanying permanent disability. However, in each of the cases the employee, by agreement with the employer, received an award for total temporary disability.

At the conclusion of the period of…