State ex rel. International Harvester Co. v. Industrial Commission

One proposition of law is presented by appellant in this appeal. It reads-.

“A writ of mandamus should be ordered when the Industrial Commission is guilty of gross abuse of discretion in awarding permanent total disability benefits for a condition not allowed in a workmen’s compensation claim.”

In support of the foregoing proposition, appellant states that the “* * * only injury for which this claim has ever been allowed is ‘lumbo-sacral strain,’ ” while the permanent and total disability finding is based upon the opinion of two physicians who “based their evaluations on findings and conditions…