Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Medley

ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

Lela Medley (employee) filed suit for workers’ compensation benefits after sustaining an injury to her sternum on April 10, 1989, while performing her job for Georgia-Pacific Corporation (employer).

Following an ore tenus proceeding, the trial court entered a judgment providing in pertinent part as follows:

“That [based] upon the proof in this case, including the medical evidence, and the court’s observation of the [employee], the [employee] is permanently and totally unable to perform her trade or unable to obtain reasonable gainful employment, and the court finds…