Crouch v. State Industrial Accident Commission

This is an action under the Workmen’s Compensation Act to recover disability benefits. Defendant commission appeals from a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff.

In his complaint plaintiff prayed for an award of permanent total disability or in the alternative an award for permanent partial disability. During the course of the trial evidence was introduced which would sustain a verdict for either type of disability. After all of the evidence had been received, plaintiff withdrew his demand for permanent partial disability and limited his claim to permanent total disability.

Before the case was…