Gray v. Kagan

This is an employee’s petition to review an amended decree of the workmen’s compensation commission. The petitioner alleges decreased earning capacity and seeks the payment of certain medical bills. The case is before us on the petitioner’s appeal from a decree of the full commission affirming the decree of the trial commissioner.

On May 17, 1955 petitioner injured his back while employed by respondents as a painter. On June 28, 1955 the parties entered into a preliminary agreement which described the injury as a low back strain and provided total incapacity payments of $32 a week for the…