Legal Opinion
Smith v. U.S. Pipe & Foundry Co.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided October 18, 1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
BISCHOFF, P.J.A.D.
This workers’ compensation appeal requires us to determine the manner of computation of a compensation award for several functional impairments that are the sequelae of a single traumatic injury. The issue is commonly referred to as “stacking” and implicates that sentence in N.J.S.A. 34:15-12 c which was added by L. 1979, c. 283 and provides:
[W]hen a claim petition alleges more than one disability, the number of weeks in the award shall be determined and entered separately for each such disability and the number of weeks for each…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Levin v. Township of Parsippany-Troy HillsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1956
- Quaremba v. AllanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
- Lemke v. BaileySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1963
- In Re Petition of Keogh-DwyerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY v. GREWALDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2019