Young v. Bowles

STEINFELD, Judge.

This is an appeal by the Special Fund from a circuit court decision affirming an award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board. The board found the employee, Bowles, to be totally and premanently disabled as a result of an injury he sustained while following his usual occupation as a welder and its arousal of a pre-existing dormant diseased condition. It apportioned the award 15% against the employer and 85% against the Special Fund. The only attack is on that apportionment. We affirm.

The injury occurred on May 12, 1967, after which Bowles was away from work for five days,…