Schinderle v. Ford Motor Co.

Plaintiff, an employee of defendant, was injured in December, ,1934, and awarded compensation in July, 1935, for partial disability. In November, 1938, he petitioned for an award for total disability, and was adjudged totally disabled but denied additional' compensation on the ground that he was in fact totally disabled when adjudged partially disabled in 1935, and, therefore, has not suffered further disability.

The award for partial disability in 1935 is res judicata as of that time and the finding of the department that he is now totally disabled established increased disability, commanding…