Peterson/Puritan, Inc. v. Day

Birdsong, Judge.

Workers compensation. The employer, Peterson/Puritan, Inc., appeals the order of the trial court affirming the finding of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation that the appellee, Peggy Day, had not undergone a change of condition. The administrative law judge had previously found that the claimant Ms. Day had undergone a change in condition, which finding would have authorized the employer to terminate payment of her compensation benefits.

Ms. Day sustained her injuries in December, 1977, by slipping in a puddle of spilled lighter fluid. She worked as a packer and capper for…