Jennings v. Mason City Sewer Pipe Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Cerro Gordo District Court. — M. F. Edwards, • Judge. Proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act to recover compensation for the loss of an eye, being the only eye the complainant had at the time of his injury. The industrial commissioner allowed compensation as for total disability, deducting, however, from such allowance the compensation value of the eye previously lost. This allowance was affirmed by the district court, and the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
3. Master and servant : Workmen’s Compensation Act: loss of remaining eye. The one question in the case is whether our Workmen’s Compensation Act establishes a fixed compensation value for the loss of one eye, regardless of whether the eye thus Lost is the only eye of the injured party. The question involves a construction of Section 2477-m9. (i) and 2477-m9 (j).
Section 2477-m9 (j) contains 19 subsections. Only Subsections 16, 17, and 18 have any bearing upon the question presented.
Section 2477-m9 (i) is as follows:
“(i) For disability total in character and permanent in quality, fifty per…
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