Lexington Cartage Co. v. Williams

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Appellee, Charles Williams, 37 years of age, has had a history of limited mental capacity since birth. In 1962 he received a blow to his head arising out of and in the course of his employment with appellant, Lexington Cartage Company, for whom he had worked five and one-half years. Subsequently the parties agreed to an award under the Workmen’s Compensation Act based on 10% permanent partial disability and this was approved by the Workmen’s Compensation Board.

In 1965 appellee was unable to perform any work and his mental condition had so deteriorated that he was placed…