Alvin H. Watkins, Inc. v. Hamilton

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Day.

We will refer to plaintiffs in error as Employer and the Fund and to defendants in error as the Claimant and the Commission.

The Fund, on behalf of the Employer, had previously admitted liability to the Claimant on workmen’s compensation based on permanent partial disability to the extent of 5% as a working unit on account of a back injury. Claimant had been offered and had accepted corrective surgery known as a laminectomy, and the extent of the disability was determined following the operation.

Thereafter, the Claimant petitioned the Commission to reopen his case…