Frome v. Furst Bros.

This is an appeal from the Industrial Accident Commission on the ground that the proven facts and circumstances will not warrant the commutation of the compensation of the amount to be paid in a “lump sum,” because there is no testimony to show that it is to the advantage of the beneficiary or that the exercise of the discretion allowed to the Commission would justify such allowance, and on the further ground that there is no method whereby a fair and proper “lump sum” can be obtained so that any such plan or method of ascertainment would be based upon purely speculative premises. There are…