NATIONAL ZINC CO., INC. v. DEWITT

No. 49793.

574 P.2d 300 (1978)

NATIONAL ZINC COMPANY, INC., and Insurance Company of North America, Petitioners, v. Ernest R. DEWITT and the State Industrial Court, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

January 24, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Best, Sharp, Thomas & Glass, Jack D. Crews, Tulsa, for petitioners.

John Estes, Stipe, Gossett, Stipe & Harper, Oklahoma City, for respondent.

Fred Nicholas, Jr., Oklahoma City, for respondent, State Ins. Fund.


IRWIN, Justice.

Petitioners seek review and vacation of an order awarding claimant 40% additional compensation for permanent disability to the body as a whole based upon a change of condition for the worse. Petitioners' first contention challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the award. Petitioners argue the medical evidence will not support a 40% increase in claimant's permanent disability but only a 20% increase...

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