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CITY OF LAUREL v. GUY

No. 2010-WC-00444-COA.

58 So.3d 1223 (2011)

CITY OF LAUREL, Mississippi and Mississippi Municipal Workers' Compensation Group, Appellants v. Gavin GUY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

March 29, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louie Frederick Ruffin , Chadwick Lester Shook , Hattiesburg, attorneys for appellants.

William H. Jones , Petal, attorney for appellee.

Before IRVING, P.J., MYERS and MAXWELL, JJ.

MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Although Gavin Guy suffered a 25% medical impairment to his left leg due to a work-related knee injury, the Administrative Judge (AJ) awarded him a 100% industrial loss of his left leg. The Workers' Compensation Commission (Commission) affirmed. Because industrial loss, in contrast to medical loss, compensates for the loss in wage-earning capacity and because Guy presently earns $10,000 more a year, we find the award of 100% industrial...

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