Industrial Carving Co. v. Hurst

Mr. Special Justice, Eeby L. Jenkins

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This suit brought by Lester Hurst, hereinafter referred to as the employee, to recover certain benefits allegedly due him under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The trial court awarded the employee sixty-five (65%) percent permanent partial disability to his body as a. whole and medical bills, and from this award, the employer appealed to this court.

The facts of the case are undisputed. The record discloses that the employee suffered a back injury in 1957 while in the employ of Forest Products Corporation, and was awarded…