Sweet v. Eddy Paper Corp.

Plaintiff Ray Sweet, then in the employ of defendant Eddy Paper Corporation, was injured in the course of his employment on August 17, 1931. An agreement was entered into based upon his then average weekly wage of $28.62, whereby he was to receive $18 per week as compensation for total disability, and this agreement was approved by the department of labor and industry. Compensation was paid at the rate of $18 per week until August 28,1932, when, after a petition was filed by defendant to stop or reduce compensation, the rate was reduced to $11.52 per week. The award entered at that time by…