Walker v. State Compensation Department

The plaintiff injured his hack when he fell in an industrial accident. He appealed to the circuit court from an award by the defendant or its predecessor, State Industrial Accident Commission, claiming additional benefits. The defendant Department appeals to this court from a judgment of the trial court entered upon the jury’s verdict awarding plaintiff benefits in excess of those awarded by the Commission.

The jury returned a verdict finding that plaintiff had suffered an unscheduled permanent partial disability of the back equivalent to a 45 per cent loss of use of one arm and permanent…