Garrard v. Pitts Plumbing Co.

Deen, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Superior Court reversing an award of the Workers’ Compensation Board.

Garrard, an employee of the appellee, suffered a compensable injury (herniated disk) on April 16, 1980, when the backhoe he was operating overturned. During the latter part of the year he attempted various jobs, one with the appellee which he testified lasted 20 minutes, and others also involving strenuous work which he was unable to complete, such as operating a backhoe, splitting wood, cutting a tree down, etc. His testimony that he received no income during…