Bristow Cotton Oil Co. v. State Industrial Commission

There is no dispute that Joe Tapp sustained an injury to his hand while in the employ of the Bristow Cotton Oil Company, necessitating amputation of four fingers and a portion of the palm. The commission made an award for the loss of the use of his hand, and it is urged this award is not supported by the evidence.

Counsel for petitioners state in their brief:

“The only proposition which we care to present before this court for determination is the power of the Industrial Commission to find that loss of the use of the left hand was a fact, under the evidence.”

The evidence was to the effect that…