Starr Coal Co. v. Evans

This is an original proceeding brought in this court by Starr Coal Company, hereinafter referred to as petitioner, to review an award of the State Industrial Commission in favor of D. M. Evans, who will hereinafter be referred to as respondent.

The record discloses that respondent in due time filed with the commission his first notice of injury and claim for compensation in which it is stated that on August 19, 1943, while in the employ of petitioner he sustained an injury to his right eye resulting in an entire loss of use of that eye.

A hearing was had before a trial commissioner at which it…