Lawler v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

WREN, Judge.

This review by certiorari challenges an award of the Industrial Commission which found that petitioner’s medical condition had become stationary without any permanent physical or mental disability. Specifically stated, petitioner challenges both the procedural manner in which the award was rendered, and the sufficiency of the evidence to support the award.

On July 13, 1971, petitioner, Thomas J. Lawler, sustained an industrial back injury diagnosed as a low back strain. His claim for workmen’s compensation benefits was accepted by respondent insurance carrier. In May of…