Yocum v. Union Builders Corp.

Van Kirk, J.: i

The claimant was injured July 8, 1916, while in the course of his regular work. Awards have been made and have been paid in the sum of $3,500, prior to this award appealed from. Three thousand five hundred dollars is the maximum award which may be granted for temporary disability, either total or partial. (Workmen’s Compensation Law, § 15, subds. 2, 4, as amd. by Laws of 1916, chap. 622.) The appellants claim that the evidence does not justify the finding that claimant has sustained a permanent total disability.

The claimant fell from a roof to the ground. His leg was broken at…