Eaton v. Chrysler Corp.

Plaintiff appeals from a ruling of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, which modified a referee’s finding of total disability to partial disability and, on that basis, denied supplemental benefits. The Attorney General joins plaintiff, appealing on behalf of the Compensation Supplement Fund. We reverse and remand for computation of benefits.

Plaintiff was born October 10, 1921. During the 1940s, plaintiff was a professional boxer for five or *479six years, but quit after his hands became "brittle.” Thereafter, he held various jobs while helping to train other boxers.

Plaintiff began working for…