Nierengarten v. State, Department of Highways

Murphy, Justice.

Certiorari to review a decision of the Industrial Commission filed December 7, 1966, and reaffirmed by the commission in an order denying petition for reargument filed January 12, 1967. It is contended that the commission’s decision is perverse, unwarranted, and contrary to the great weight of the evidence.

The record reveals that at the time the employee, Edward Anthony Nierengarten, Jr., was injured he was 25 years of age and held a degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Minnesota. After completing a 2-year military obligation, he had secured a position…