Legal Opinion
Sherman v. Pella Corp.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 25, 1998No. 96-1231PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVORATO, Justice.
Sharon Sherman appeals from a district court order affirming the industrial commissioner’s award for scheduled injuries pursuant to Iowa Code section 85.34(2) (1995). She challenges Iowa’s scheduled injury system on constitutional grounds. She also takes issue with the commissioner’s refusal to award her disability benefits for unscheduled injuries, claiming that substantial evidence does not support the refusal. In addition, she claims the commissioner erred in determining her benefits. We affirm on all issues.
I. Facts.
Apart from a two-year hiatus in the late 1970s, Sharon…
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