BURKE v. EG & G/MORRISON-KNUDSEN CONST.

No. 20303.

885 P.2d 372 (1994)

126 Idaho 413

Reece BURKE, Claimant-Appellant, v. EG & G/MORRISON-KNUDSEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Employer, and Employers Insurance of Wausau, Surety, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Twin Falls, March 1994 Term.

June 6, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Radin & Webb, Idaho Falls, for appellant. Russell E. Webb, argued.

Hopkins, French, Crockett, Springer & Hoopes, Idaho Falls, for respondents. Paul B. Rippel, argued.


JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a workers' compensation case. The primary issue presented is whether the Industrial Commission correctly determined the degree of permanent disability due to the loss of vision in the claimant's eye when the injury required the removal of the natural lens and when the claimant chose to accept the implantation of an artificial lens in its place. We conclude that the Commission applied the correct legal standard in determining the degree of...

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