Eastern Coal Corp. v. Butcher

GARDNER, Commissioner.

Elmer Butcher sustained an injury to his back while working for Eastern Coal Corporation. The opinion and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, which determined Butcher was 50 percent permanently partially disabled, was upheld by the judgment of the Pike Circuit Court. The employer appeals. We affirm.

The employer concedes that under the evidence Butcher was entitled to an award for permanent partial disability but insists the award of 50 percent was too high. The evidence discloses that Butcher was injured about September 18, 1967, and on June 4, 1968, returned to…