Legal Opinion
Briggs v. Consolidated Freightways
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided February 9, 1990No. 89-478PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoslaugh, J.
The plaintiff, Napoleon J. Briggs, has appealed from the award on rehearing of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court.
The plaintiff was injured on January 23, 1988, while employed by the defendant, Consolidated Freightways, as a truckdriver. While attempting to install chains on the truck tractor that he was driving, the plaintiff injured his back. The plaintiff did not feel any pain immediately, but by the time he arrived at his destination, Cheyenne, Wyoming, he was cold, and his back and neck were sore and stiff. The next morning his condition was worse, but he was able to make the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Mulder v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1985
- Thom v. Lutheran Medical Center & Alexsis, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1987
- Gardner v. Beatrice Foods Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1989
- Aldrich v. Asarco, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1985
- Behrens v. American Stores Packing Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1989
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- Snyder v. IBP, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1990
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