Flansburg v. Giza

Peterson, Justice.

A disputed construction of the so-called “second injury” provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act is presented for resolution by certiorari to review an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission. Minn. St. 176.131 provides:

“Subdivision 1. If an employee incurs personal injury and suffers disability that is substantially greater, because of a preexisting physical impairment, than what would have resulted from the personal injury alone, the employer shall pay all compensation provided by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 176, but he shall be reimbursed from the special…