Petersen v. Travelers Insurance

In this workmen’s compensation case claimant appeals from a circuit court order which affirmed the award of the referee and the Board awarding her a total of 148 degrees’ permanent partial disability for unscheduled injury to her back.

On this appeal she seeks an award of permanent total disability or, in the alternative, an increase in the amount of permanent partial disability. She also contends the court erred in not reopening the claim to allow further temporary total disability and in not remanding the case to the referee, for the taking of further evidence. Finally, she contends it is…