J. L. Williams & Sons, Inc. v. Smith

Smith claims that, as' the result of an injury arising out of his employment, he lost the sight of his left eye and is entitled to compensation therefor. The Workmen’s Compensation Commission, on substantial testimony, has found as a fact, “That the accidental injury sustained by the claimant . . . did not result in loss of vision i-n either eye, ” and it denied compensation. On appeal, the circuit court, hearing the case solely on the record made before the commission, found that “the greater weight of the testimony” shows that, as a result of his injury, the claimant had lost 60 per cent,…