Carpenter v. Arkansas Best Corp.

OPINION

SOSA, Chief Justice.

Richard James Carpenter filed his petition for writ of certiorari seeking our review of the court of appeals’ decision 1 affirming the Workers’ Compensation Division’s disposition order. In that order the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) found that a post-injury potential wage plus partial disability benefits totaling 84% of petitioner’s pre-injury wages amounted to comparable wages for purposes of the definition of “permanent total disability” in NMSA 1978, Section 52-1-24 (Cum.Supp. 1986). 2 By finding comparability, the WCJ denied petitioner’s claim that he was…