Smith v. Armour and Co.

WAHL, Justice.

Certiorari on the relation of Armour and Company to review a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals awarding Louis E. Smith compensation for permanent total disability from January 1, 1974, and for permanent partial disabilities of his back and arm. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

From 1948 until February 1, 1973, employee repaired and maintained equipment used in the beef kill division of relator’s South St. Paul plant. The work was physically demanding, requiring employee to lift heavy equipment, to bend, to climb, and to use large tools. On September 5,…