Sampson v. Industrial Commission

The sole issue here is whether compensation is payable for both a skull and vertebral fracture suffered in the same accident.

The arbitrator awarded compensation for the full period of 60 weeks for the fracture of a body of a vertebra and for a like period for a fractured skull. The Industrial Commission partially reversed and awarded 60-weeks compensation for the fractured vertebra (in addition to temporary total disability compensation) but made no award for the fractured skull. The circuit court of Marion County affirmed.

It is conceded that the injuries resulted in both the skull fracture…