Legal Opinion

Jeffers v. Pappas Trucking, Inc.

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided April 27, 1977No. 40826PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrodkey, J.

This is an appeal from an award and findings of the Nebraska Workmen’s Compensation Court that the plaintiff was entitled to compensation because a job-related injury had caused a 50 percent permanent partial disability to his right leg. The plaintiff has appealed, contending that the injury was to his body as a whole rather than only to his leg, and that he is totally and permanently disabled rather than partially disabled.

On July 28, 1975, Harold D. Jeffers, the plaintiff and appellant herein, filed a petition for benefits in the Nebraska Workmen’s Compensation Court. As amended, the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Yanik v. Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  2. Haler v. Gering Bean CompanyNebraska Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Miller v. PetersonNebraska Supreme Court · 1957
  4. Jaynes v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1968
  5. Runyan v. Lockwood Graders, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1964

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  3. Scamperino v. Federal Envelope Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Kraft v. Paul Reed Construction & Supply, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Norris v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1987

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