American Trailers, Inc. v. Walker

BARNES, Justice:

The sole issue for review concerns propriety of a trial judge’s order awarding compensation for 10 weeks total temporary disability, and 50% permanent partial disability to body as a whole, for accidental injury in course of covered employment resulting in left inguinal hernia.

The facts are undisputed. While engaged in hazardous employment for petitioner, respondent herein, claimant sustained accidental injury April 2, 1973, causing hernia. Claimant was referred to respondent’s doctors, condition was diagnosed, and a surgeon recommended surgical repair. Respondent authorized…