Denbow v. Standard Accident Insurance

This is a workmen’s compensation case, in which the employee claimed that an injury to his wrist affected other parts of his body. There was an issue as to whether the employee was entitled to recover for a general injury or only for the loss'of a specific member of his body — his hand.

The court submitted the following issues, among others, to the jury:

“special issue NO. 5: Do you find from a preponderance of the evidence that the injuries to Denbow’s left "wrist affects his nerves and nervous system. causing pain and suffering if the left hand is used in performing the usual tasks of a…