Kleiva v. Paradise Landscapes & AID Insurance

Defendants have appealed from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Court finding that plaintiff is suffering from permanent total disability and awarding benefits on that account. Assigned as errors are the court’s determination that permanent total disability is present and the entry of such order without an additional hearing.

This is the second appearance of this case. Our former opinion may be found at Kleiva v. Paradise Landscapes, 227 Neb. 80, 416 N.W.2d 21 (1987). Most of the pertinent facts are set forth there.

Upon remand to the compensation court, that court took no further evidence…