Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. v. Industrial Commission

ELLETT, Justice:

The defendant Joseph Higginson was injured while working for plaintiff Morrison-Knudsen Construction Company. The Industrial Commission of Utah ordered compensation to be paid by Morrison-Knudsen’s insurance carrier, Employers Mutual of Wausau, on the basis of fifty per cent disability of the injured employee based on the report of the medical advisory board. The plaintiffs did not object to the award. *392The employee requested that the matter be referred to a medical panel for a report to the Industrial Commission pursuant to the provisions of Section 35-1-77, U.C.A.1953 as…