GRAVES v. EAGLE IRON WORKS

No. 67888.

331 N.W.2d 116 (1983)

Richard D. GRAVES, Appellant, v. EAGLE IRON WORKS, Employer, Employers Mutual Casualty Company, Insurance Carrier, and the Iowa Workers' Compensation Service and/or Iowa Industrial Commissioner, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

As Corrected March 25, 1983.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur C. Hedberg, Jr., and Phillip Vonderhaar of Hedberg, Brick, Tan, Pratt & Ward, Des Moines, for appellant.

Frank T. Harrison of Hopkins & Huebner, Des Moines, for appellees.

Considered by LeGRAND, P.J., and HARRIS, McCORMICK, McGIVERIN, and CARTER, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

This appeal, in a workers' compensation case, challenges a determination that the compensation for an injured worker's scheduled injuries is limited by statute to specific physical impairments. The injured worker argues for a broader right of compensation which would extend to his decreased ability to perform his work. The industrial commissioner rejected the contention, determining that "loss of earning...

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