Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of Wisconsin v. Industrial Commission

EUBANK, Judge.

We issued our writ of certiorari to review the lawfulness of the findings and award of The Industrial Commission that the respondent’s medical condition was not stationary.

The respondent suffered an industrial injury to his back on February 10, 1969, while lifting a box of dishes in the course of his employment. His claim was accepted by the petitioner for benefits. In August 1969, Marion Peterson, M.D., orthopedic surgeon, performed a laminectomy on the respondent and he recovered sufficiently to be released to a light work status on October 30, 1969. On the following day the…