Gonzales v. Pecos Valley Packing Co.

BICKLEY, Justice.

Plaintiff workman suffered an industrial injury by accident resulting in the loss by severance of his left arm, his nqn-dexterous member, between the wrist and elbow. The defendant employer discharged its duty toward the workman during the healing period, acknowledged liability under the compensation schedule (1941 Sts. 57-918) for a period of 130 weeks as for the loss of “One arm between wrist and elbow, nondexterous member,” and agreed to furnish plaintiff an artificial member.

The workman, while receiving the payments at regular intervals for a time, became dissatisfied…