Reynolds v. Insurance Co. of North America

In June 1971, Mr. Reynolds was injured at work, and he accepted as compensation a monthly pension from The Insurance Company of North America (INA), his employer's voluntary workmen's compensation carrier. The pension amount was based on what Mr. Reynolds would have received had he been covered by the workmen's compensation act. In 1977, he brought this action against INA, *288seeking an increase in his pension relying upon amendments to the workmen's compensation act enacted subsequent to his injury and his settlement with INA. The trial court granted INA summary judgment and dismissed Mr.…