Batte v. Stanley's

MOISE, Justice.

This is an appeal by defendant-employer from a judgment finding claimant 60% disabled and entitled to compensation on this basis for not to exceed 500 weeks.

The question presented for determination under the facts is the sufficiency of the findings of the court to support the conclusion that claimant had suffered a reduction of wage earning ability to the extent of 60 per cent.

The facts found by the court disclose that claimant was 43 years old, had a 7th grade education, was qualified to do nothing except manual labor and driving of light trucks; that on April 20, 1960, he…