Reifsteck v. Lantern Motel & Cafe

KRAMER, Justice Pro Tem.

Claimant-Appellant Geneva Reifsteck appeals from the decision of the Industrial Commission that she has sustained only a 15% permanent partial disability, as a result of an accident, rather than a 100% permanent disability. The major issue presented on appeal is whether the Commission erred in not finding that appellant falls within the “odd-lot” category, thereby making her eligible for total permanent disability compensation.

Appellant, while in the course of her employment as a maid at the Lantern Motel and Cafe in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, suffered a back sprain while…