Point v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation

BRADY, Commissioner.

This is a Workmen’s Compensation proceeding wherein the award of the referee was modified by the Industrial Commission and that award, as modified, was affirmed by the circuit court. Both parties have appealed. We will refer to the Industrial Commission as the “commission” and to the parties by the designation of “employer” and “employee.”

The employer’s answer to the claim for compensation did not deny the occurrence of the accident nor that it was compensable. The answer placed “ * * * the nature and extent of temporary disability and permanent disability * * * ” in issue…