Lincoln Rock Corp. v. Voyles

IRWIN, Justice:

Calvin C. Voyles (claimant) filed his claim for compensation alleging he had sustained an accidental injury to his low back on June 30,1975, during his employment. Claimant was a “physically impaired person” at the time of his 1975 injury because he had sustained injuries to his back in 1973 and had settled his claim for the 1973 injury on joint petition for 35% permanent partial disability to the body as a whole.

The trial judge found that as a result of the 1975 injury claimant sustained 80% permanent partial disability to his body as a whole and compensation was awarded…