Morgan v. Win Schuler's Restaurant

On June 29, 1970, the plaintiff received third-degree burns to various parts of her body as she was lighting floating brandy on top of coffee in her capacity as a waitress with Win Schuler’s Restaurant. She was physically incapacitated, incurred various medical and hospital expenses, and was voluntarily paid compensation benefits by defendant Aetna Casualty & Surety Company for 44 weeks. At that time, payments were discontinued by Aetna, who contended that plaintiff was able to return to work. Plaintiff, however, claimed a disabling injury continuing beyond that period of time by petition…