Essick v. City of Springfield ex rel. Board of Public Utilities

GREENE, Judge.

Employer, City Utilities of Springfield, appeals from the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s final award allowing compensation to claimant, Ronald E. Es-sick.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. Essick sustained an on-the-job injury on October 19,1981. As a consequence of this accident, he missed 44% weeks of work. During his period of temporary total disability, Essick received Worker’s Compensation in the amount of $7,805.17 (44% weeks times the stipulated compensation rate of $174 per week). Essick also received additional “disability pay” for 26 weeks,…