Hendrix v. Linn-Corriher Corp.

MITCHELL, Justice.

This is an occupational lung disease case. At the conclusion of a hearing, a deputy commissioner of the Industrial Commission found and concluded that Ralph J. Hendrix, the claimant-plaintiff, suffered from byssinosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was permanently partially disabled as a result. The deputy commissioner awarded the plaintiff weekly compensation equal to two-thirds of the difference between his average weekly wage while employed by the defendant and the average weekly wage which he received after his employment with the defendant ended, not to…