Sifferman v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.

FLANIGAN, Judge.

Claimant Melvin Sifferman filed a claim under the Workers’ Compensation Law against his employer, Sears, Roebuck and Company, for injuries arising out of an accident which occurred on March 17,1990. The custodian of the Second Injury Fund was made an additional party. The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission entered a final award allowing compensation and affirming an award previously entered by the administrative law judge.

The award of the Commission included the following:

“The claimant’s preexisting conditions were of sufficient magnitude that the medical experts found…