Anderson v. Dean Truck Line, Inc.

OPINION

HIGHERS, Special Justice.

This worker’s compensation case raises questions concerning the material evidence rule and the calculation of temporary total disability.

The plaintiff, Robert L. Anderson, a truck driver for Dean Truck Line, sought compensation for blindness in his right eye allegedly resulting from an injury occurring on May 24, 1979, while he was employed on defendant’s premises. The plaintiff testified that on that date something blew into his eye. The foreman helped plaintiff in an attempt to rinse the eye, applied eye drops and bandaged the eye. Plaintiff stated that…