Taylor v. Hatzel & Buehler

WOLCOTT, Chief Justice.

In October, 1964, Wilbert E. Taylor, an employee of Hatzel & Buehler, in the course of his employment, sustained severe electrical burns to both hands. The insurer agreed the injury was a compensable claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Law (19 Del.C. Chs. 21-23), and entered into an agreement, subsequently filed with the Industrial Accident Board, to compensate Taylor for temporary total disability. In January, 1965, Taylor returned to work and the payment of temporary total disability was stopped.

In March, 1966, somewhat over a year after his return to work, Taylor…