Hagelstein v. Swift-Eckrich Division of ConAgra

NATURE OF CASE

Dale E. Hagelstein appeals from an order entered by a review panel of the Workers’ Compensation Court. The review panel’s order affirmed in part and reversed in part the trial judge’s order, which modified a running award of total disability benefits to permanent partial disability benefits. We moved the case to our docket pursuant to our authority to regulate the caseloads of this court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals.

SCOPE OF REVIEW

Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-185 (Cum. Supp. 2000), an appellate court may modify, reverse, or set aside a Workers’ Compensation Court…