Windsor v. Bell Shades & Floor Coverings

QUILLEN, Justice:

This is a workmen’s compensation case. The Industrial Accident Board awarded total disability to the claimant, Norman E. Windsor. The employer, Bell Shades and Floor Coverings, appealed and Superior Court reversed the Industrial Accident Board. The claimant has appealed to this Court. We reverse and reinstate the award of the Industrial Accident Board.

The claimant was employed as a floor mechanic installing carpet and linoleum for over twenty-six years, from February 1949 to October 1975. As part of the job, he was required to lift, and install, with the help of other…