Clements v. Chrysler Corp.

Plaintiff appeals from an award of the department of labor and industry claiming that the award is insufficient.

On January 3, 1936, plaintiff, while in the employ of defendant company, sustained an injury to his right leg. Following the accident, he was paid compensation for total disability under section 9 of part 2 of the compensation act at the rate of $18 per week for intermittent periods totaling 164 weeks throughout and until expiration of 500 weeks from the date of the injury. On March 19, 1945, the injured leg was amputated at the mid-line of the femur. It is admitted that plaintiff…