Oliver v. Pennington Construction Co.

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Paul P. Oliver, a 42-year-old brick mason, was injured when a concrete-block wall fell, knocking him from a scaffold some 17 feet to the ground. The Workmen’s Compensation Board awarded him compensation against his employer for 50-percent permanent partial disability. On appeal by the employer, the circuit court entered judgment remanding the case to the board with directions “to lower the percentage of permanent partial disability.” Oliver has appealed from that judgment, maintaining that the board’s order should be upheld. The employer has cross-appealed arguing that…