E.C. Corp. v. Kent

This is a workmen's compensation case.

Melvin Randall Kent sued for workmen's compensation benefits because of injuries he claimed to have suffered while employed by E.C. Corporation (employer).

After an ore tenus proceeding, the trial court entered an order finding that Kent had suffered an on-the-job injury which resulted in "a [permanent] loss of earning capacity and a vocational disability in the amount of thirty percent (30%) to the body as a whole." Accordingly, the trial court awarded benefits, an attorney's fee, and future medical expenses to Kent; hence, this appeal.

The employer's only…