Mann v. Potlatch Forests

Paul Ward, Associate Justice.

This is a Workmen’s Compensation case. Appellant, John T. Mann, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court which affirmed an order of the Commission. The Commission’s order affirmed a former order awarding claimant $25 per week for a 25% permanent partial disability to the body as a whole. A brief summary of the pertinent facts will suffice to understand the issue to be decided.

Appellant (claimant) is a married man, 48 years old, who farms part time and at other times works for appellee (Potlatch Forests, Inc.) in the timber and lumber business. While in the…