Evans v. American Community Stores

This is an appeal in a proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 48-101 et seq. (Reissue 1984). The plaintiff, Roy Evans, was injured on April 21,1977, while employed as a truckdriver by the defendant. The accident occurred when the plaintiff caught his left foot on a pallet and fell, injuring his left knee. The plaintiff commenced this action on July 23,1984.

After a hearing before one judge of the Workmen’s Compensation Court, the plaintiff recovered an award of compensation for temporary total disability and 30 percent permanent partial disability to the left leg;…