Associated Forest Materials v. Keller

After hearing the ore tenus testimony and considering other evidence in this workmen's compensation case, the trial court adjudged that the employee was totally and permanently disabled because of a work-related injury. The decisive issue on the employer's appeal is whether varicosity of the employee's spermatic cord and of his legs was job related.

In a workmen's compensation case our evidentiary review is limited to whether there is any legal evidence to support the holding of the trial court, and we must affirm if that supportive evidence is present. Wilson v. American CastIron Pipe Co.,…