Davenport Silk Mills v. Dillinger

* As to prior permanent loss of member, see annotation in L.R.A., 1916A, 257; 30 A.L.R., 979; 28 R.C.L., 820, 821; R.C.L., Perm. Supp., p. 6244. Dillinger, while in the employ of the Davenport Silk Mills, on July 16, 1930, accidentally fell into an open elevator shaft and broke his left arm at or near the shoulder. It is conceded that his arm is permanently partially impaired as a result of said injury. His average weekly wages were $18.50. The trial court found that his arm was impaired 85 per cent, and awarded him compensation at the rate of $9.25 per week for one hundred and seventy weeks.…