Holston Valley Community Hospital v. Dykes

This is a Workmen’s Compensation suit under T.C.A. sec. 50-1001. On October 6, 1957, Kelly Dykes, a janitor at the above named hospital, while lifting a trash hamper, strained his back. After a hearing upon his petition for compensation the trial judge found that he had suffered a 40% permanent partial disability and awarded him compensation accordingly; also the sum of $447.15 for hospital and doctors’ bills incurred by the Munal Clinic and with Dr. John Munal.

The first three assignments of error are directed at the amount of 40% permanent partial disability to the body as a whole. Counsel…