Turner v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.

OPINION

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant was severely injured on May 13, 1972, in a work-related accident, in the course and scope of his employment with appellee Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation (J. & L.). The accident severed appellant’s spinal cord at chest level, rendering him a complete paraplegic with total loss of sensation in the lower body and total loss of use of all body functions below the chest level. There are no expectations of improvement in his condition.

On May 24, 1972, appellant and J. & L. entered into an open compensation agreement under which appellant has been paid…