KURSCHNER v. ILHR DEPARTMENT

No. 126.

40 Wis.2d 10 (1968)

161 N.W.2d 213

KURSCHNER, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, LABOR & HUMAN RELATIONS and others, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided October 1, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Doar, Drill & Norman of New Richmond, and oral argument by James G. Drill.

For the respondent Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations the cause was argued by Donald P. Johns, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general.

For the respondents Jerome Foods, Inc., and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company there was a brief by King, Carroll & Parroni, attorneys, and Manlio G. Parroni of counsel, all of Eau Claire, and oral argument by Manlio G. Parroni.


WILKIE, J.

The first issue presented on this appeal is whether the industrial commission's finding of 15 percent permanent partial disability is based solely on impairment of bodily function without regard to impairment of earning capacity. We conclude that it is.

It is the finding of the industrial commission and not that of the examiner which we review.1 However, in the instant case the commission affirmed the specific finding...

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