DeGeer v. DeGeer Farm Equipment Co.

In 1956 plaintiff-appellant Edward B. DeGeer suffered a back injury during the course of his employment with the DeGeer Farm Equipment Company. Compensation was paid voluntarily for the first 500 weeks of disability. After the period of initial compensation expired, appellant filed an application for a hearing with the Workmen’s Compensation Department alleging permanent and total disability and seeking further compensation under Part II, § 10(b)(7) of the Workmen’s Compensation Act which grants extended benefits when injury results in the "[permanent and total loss of industrial use of both…