Cromwell-Franklin Oil Co. v. Rushing

Petitioners bring this original action to review an award of the State Industrial Commission made in favor of respondent Robert Lee Rushing.

Petitioners admit that the claimant was injured by accident arising out of and in the course of employment with petitioners, but deny that he sustained any injury to his eyes or either of them. The award was for 250 weeks, or 50 per cent, permanent total disability.

The Commission first found that claimant sustained total permanent loss of vision of the left eye and ten per cent, permanent loss to the right eye. This finding was subsequently changed so as…