Lail v. GEORGIA PACIFIC CORPORATION

Harwell, Justice:

The respondent John F. Lail commenced this workers’ compensation action against the appellant Georgia-Pacific Corporation. The single commissioner awarded the claimant compensation for 50% loss of use of the hand and a lump sum payment for disfigurement of his right elbow. The full commission and circuit court affirmed. We reverse in part and affirm in part.

Under our scope of review, the findings of the commission will not be set aside if they are supported by substantial evidence and not controlled by legal error. Lark v. Bi-Lo,

The claimant was injured in an accident arising…