Gillespie v. R & J Construction Co.

Appellant, Robert Wesley Gillespie (Gillespie), a carpenter, was injured while an employee of appellee, R & J Construction Company (R & J). A nail punctured the cornea of his right eye.

The Workmen’s Compensation Commission determined that Gillespie sustained a permanent partial disability resulting in 100% loss of vision of his eye. R & J appealed to the Circuit Court for Howard County. It moved for a partial summary judgment on the basis of the fact that “the Commission had no evidence before it upon which it could base its finding that [Gillespie] sustained a permanent partial disability…