Mills v. Casner

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Tilford

Affirming.

The sole issue in this case is whether the injuries received by appellant on December 13, 1941, while in the employ of the appellee partnership, totally and permanently disabled him. The Workmen’s Compensation Board found on conflicting medical testimony that they did not, and awarded him total disability benefits for a period of nineteen weeks. The Circuit Court affirmed the award, and this appeal is from that judgment.

The visible injury consisted of a scalp wound which became infected, but healed perfectly. The symptons of the alleged subsequent…