Loud v. Dixie Metal Co.

HALL, Chief Judge.

In this worker’s compensation action, defendants, Dixie Metal Company, Inc. and its insurer, C.N.A. Insurance Company, appeal a judgment granting plaintiff, Bobby Joe Loud, total and permanent disability benefits.

The issues are: the extent of plaintiff's disability, if any, under the worker’s compensation law in effect on February 18, 1982, the date of the original accident and the effect of a subsequent accident on the plaintiff's disability and the defendants’ accountability.

For reasons expressed in this opinion, we amend to award partial disability benefits until the date…