Patton v. Industrial Commission

STEVENS, Judge.

This case is before the Court by writ of certiorari to test the lawfulness of an award and findings of The Industrial Commission issued on 28 March 1969. This case is decided under the law as it existed prior to 1 January 1969.

The petitioner, a then 25-year-old female employed as an assembler by the employer, injured her low back while she was picking up power supplies which weighed approximately 20 pounds. The petitioner *44suffered from a previous physical condition of a short left leg which caused a pelvic tilt. The accident occurred on 21 March 1966. After a number of…