Bell Oil & Gas Co. v. State Industrial Commission

A. A. Lawhorn was made an award of $1,000 by the Industrial Commission under the provisions of section 9, subd. 3, of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, which is as follows:

“In case of injury resulting in the loss of hearing or any serious or permanent disfigurement of the head, face, or hand, compensation shall be payable in an amount to be determined by the commission; but not in excess of $3,000.”

The commission found that as a result of an accidental injury respondent lost eleven teeth and a portion of the jawbone, which left in permanent form certain sears. There was no evidence introduced…