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- Title: Rhea v. Kansas City Power & Light Co.
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 06, 1954
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by The only question in this workmen's compensation case concerns
the formula used by the commissioner in computing the award, and
which was upheld and adopted by the trial court. Material portions of the findings and award, and which tell the
story and show the question involved, are as follow:
"The Examiner finds that claimant's injury of May
19, 1952, consisted of a fracture of the big toe of
the right foot and of the fourth metatarsal bone of
the right foot accompanied by swelling and pain and
that because of these injuries claimant was
temporarily totally disabled for a period of ten
weeks and three days, and is entitled to an award of
compensation therefor for 9.43 compensable weeks at
the rate of $25 per week or the sum of $235.75, all
of which has been paid by respondent; that in
addition thereto, it is found, that claimant suffered
15 per cent permanent partial disability to his right
foot for which he is also entitled to an award of
compensation for an additional 17.34 weeks at the
rate of $25 per week or the sum of $433.50, less
compensation heretofore paid in the sum of $76.25,
leaving a balance now due in the sum of $356.75,
which should be paid forthwith in a lump sum."
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"In determining the amount of compensation due for
an injury to a scheduled member resulting in a period
of temporary total disability followed by a
percentage of permanent partial loss of use of such
member, the period of compensable temporary total
disability is accounted for first and this time is
deducted from the scheduled period and the percentage
of this remaining time taken as the period of time
payment of compensation is to be made.