Peacock v. Manufacturer's Casualty Insurance

Nichols, Judge.

In the present case Dr. Ben R. Thebaut, the physician who performed corrective surgery on the claimant, testified in part that the final post-operative visit of the claimant was on December 5, 1956, and that in his opinion the claimant was able to resume his usual occupation or trade at that time. This evidence authorized the finding that the claimant was able to return to work of December 5, 1956, the date when compensation was stopped.

“The Supreme Court has definitely settled the question that where there is competent evidence to support a particular finding of fact, though…