Oliver v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner

Caplan, Judge:

This is an appeal upon the application of the employer, The Carbon Fuel Company, a corporation, from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board entered May 7, 1968, which reversed the order of the Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner dated October 24, 1967. By the latter order the commissioner held that the claimant had been adequately compensated by the award of 53% permanent partial disability. The appeal board, reversing the commissioner’s ruling, held that the claimant was entitled to a total permanent disability award.

Francis M. Oliver, the claimant herein,…