McDonald v. Industrial Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray SteveNS, Circuit Judge. Tbe appeal is from a judgment confirming an award by tbe Industrial Commission. The cause was submitted for tbe appellants on tbe briefs of Burr J. Scott of .Milwaukee, for tbe respondent Industrial Commission on that of tbe Attorney General and J. E. Mes-serschmidi. assistant attorney general, and for tbe respondent Edwards on that of M. E. Davis of Green Ray.
1Opinion of the CourtEschweiler, J.
Tbe respondent Edwards was seriously injured on March 18, 1916, while in tbe employ of tbe appellant C. S. McDonald, and tbe only question raised on this appeal is whether o.r not tbe Industrial Commission could properly award compensation to him under sub. (2) (d), sec. 2394 — 9, Stats., for a permanent total disability which shall not exceed six times bis average annual earnings, or whether tbe award should have been for a temporary or partial disability under tbe same subdivision, tbe aggregate indemnity for which shall not exceed four times bis average annual earnings.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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