Kunde v. Teesdale Lumber Co.

On January 6, 1969, plaintiff was struck in the right eye by an object while he was cutting through rough lumber with a power saw in the defendant Teesdale Lumber Company’s sawmill. In 1926 plaintiff had lost practically all the vision of his left eye as a result of an automobile accident. Owing to the work-related injury in January 1969, plaintiff lost approximately 85% of the visual capacity of his right eye. Plaintiff has, however, been fitted with a contact lens in the right eye and with it the loss of vision is only 35%. According to plaintiff’s treating physician, the contact lens has…