Cooper v. Roy M. Wright, Inc.

On July 3, 1977, the plaintiff, while in the employ of the defendant corporation, injured his left eye in an industrial accident. Workmen's compensation benefits were awarded for a temporary total disability.

A dispute arose as to the percentage of permanent loss to the left eye under RSA 281:26. At a hearing before the deputy labor commissioner, the only medical evidence submitted was the attending physician’s assessment of a 30% loss of vision in the left eye. By decision of the commissioner, dated November 14, 1978, the claimant-plaintiff was given an award for a 30% permanent partial…