Title: Frenchik v. Industrial Commission

State: utah

Issuer: Utah Supreme Court

Document:

449 P.2d 649 (1969) 22 Utah 2d 123 Arthur Roy FRENCHIK, Plaintiff, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION of Utah, I.M.L. Freight, Inc., and Truck Insurance Exchange, Defendants. No. 11366. Supreme Court of Utah. January 22, 1969. *650 Salt Lake County Bar Legal Services, Ronald N. Boyce, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff. Phil L. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Charles Welch, Jr., Salt Lake City, for defendants. ELLETT, Justice. The plaintiff asks us to review and reverse a decision of the Industrial Commission of Utah, wherein he was denied benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Act. Section 35-1-85, U.C.A. 1953, provides: This statute has been construed to mean that the findings are binding upon this court if there is credible, competent evidence to support them. In the case of Vause v. Industrial Commission, 17 Utah 2d 217, 407 P.2d 1006 (1965), it was said at pages 220 and 221 of the Utah Reports, at page 1008 of 407 P.2d: Without going into detail, it is enough to say that the evidence before the Commission was sufficient to sustain the denial of the award. The chairman of a disinterested medical panel which was appointed by the Commission to examine the plaintiff testified in support of the panel findings which were as follows: This testimony alone is enough to support the denial by the Commission of the hoped-for-award. There was other evidence, but it would not compel a finding in plaintiff's favor, even if the Commission had not considered the report and testimony from the medical panel. The order of the Commission is affirmed. CROCKETT, C.J., and CALLISTER, TUCKETT and HENRIOD, JJ., concur.