Hill v. Worldmark Corp./Mid America Extrusions Corp.

In this case, the Worker's Compensation Board denied appellant James J. Hill disability benefits. The Board based its denial on the fact that appellant Hill bore the burden of proof on the issue of his entitlement to benefits and failed to meet it. The claim of appellant is that this conclusion is error. I would not reach the merits of the claim, but would remand to the Board, because its findings of fact fail the test of legal sufficiency.

It is basic, as the majority opinion recognizes, that the role of the judiciary is restrict ed in the area of workmen's compensation to the review of…