Moore v. Industrial Commission

STEVENS, Judge.

The petitioner requests that this Court review the award of The Industrial Commission which denied his petition to reopen. This matter is decided under the law as it existed prior to 1 January 1969.

We are called upon to determine whether pain following a recovery with no physical impairment and with no residual objective signs of injury is compensable where the pain does not interfere with the earning capacity of the injured workman.

The petitioner is a tall man of slight build. Following his graduation from high school, he engaged in several areas of employment requiring some…