Home Insurance v. Logan

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This is a claim for an increase in permanent partial disability benefits under the workman’s compensation act. In 1967 Logan, the claimant, sustained a back injury at work while lifting a piece of furniture. After surgery — a laminectomy and disc fusion — and after the completion of his healing period, Logan was awarded a 20% permanent partial disability. In 1971 Logan’s physician, Dr. Millard, found that the disability had increased to 35% as related to the body as a whole. The Commission accepted Dr. Millard’s evaluation and increased the award accordingly. The…