Guerra v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. At the initial hearing a single judge of the Workmen’s Compensation Court dismissed plaintiff’s petition. Upon rehearing before a three-judge panel of the compensation court, the court made an award to plaintiff for temporary total disability, medical expense, and for 10 percent permanent partial loss of earning power. The defendant has appealed.

The plaintiff, Jose L. Guerra, age 63 at the time of trial, had been employed by the defendant, Iowa Beef Processors, Inc., for approximately 11 years prior to the incident involved here. His job was to trim fat…