Spurlin v. Woods

OPINION OF THE COURT

The parties stipulated that claimant sustained a work-related injury which became manifest on June 19,1991. Claimant and the employer reached a pre-award agreement under the terms of which the parties agreed to a weekly benefit rate of $185.30 for a compromised life expectancy of 631.48 weeks, reduced to present value. The agreement indicated that claimant would be paid a lump sum of $58,708.08, followed by periodic payments of $1,067.00 per month, for a period of sixty months, with payment commencing one month after the date the agreement was approved. In the event…