Legal Opinion
Modern Equipment Co. v. Industrial Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided September 14, 1945PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFairchild, J.
The payment to an injured employee of money as a gratuity by an employer during the period of temporary disability does not relieve the insurance - carrier from its obligation to meet the indemnity provided by statute. Liability under the compensation act is for wage loss. And an employer or his insurance carrier is not relieved from liability where the employer has made gifts or donations to an injured employee.
In such cases as Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. Co. v. Industrial Comm. (1933) 211 Wis. 52, 247 N. W. 343; Michigan Quartz Silica Co. v. Industrial Comm. (1934) 214 Wis. 492, 253 N. W.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hackley-Phelps-Bonnell Co. v. CooleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1921
- Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1933
- Michigan Quartz Silica Co. v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1934
- Chain Belt Co. v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1936
3Cited by3 opinions
- Daoud v. MatzSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
- Eisenberg v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human RelationsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
- Monarch Rubber Co. v. WeinsteinCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1976