Sherard v. Bethphage Mission, Inc.

The State of Nebraska, Second Injury Fund (Fund), appeals from an award for Pamela Ritchie Sherard on rehearing by the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court which apportioned between the Fund and Bethphage Mission, Inc. (Bethphage), Sherard’s employer, liability for payment of compensation benefits on account of Sherard’s disability. We affirm.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

“Findings of fact made by the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court after rehearing have the same force and effect as a jury verdict in a civil case.... In testing the sufficiency of evidence to support findings of fact made by the…