Legal Opinion
Schmidt v. Modern Metals Foundry, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 10, 1988No. C1-88-302PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
We hold that the disability schedules adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry under the 1983 legislature’s revision of the Workers’ Compensation Act do not violate art. 1, § 8 of our state constitution. We affirm the compensation judge’s decision.
On September 18, 1984, employee Phillip P. Schmidt, while at work, accidentally splashed molten aluminum on various parts of his body. As a result, he sustained second and third degree burns to his back, left leg, and left foot, as well as to the top of his head, left ear, and left ring finger. The skin on the back and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Breimhorst v. BeckmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
- Allen v. Pioneer-Press Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Haney v. International Harvester CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
- Tracy v. Streater/Litton IndustriesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
3Cited by8 opinions
- Sharp v. MitchellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Schatz v. Interfaith Care CenterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2012
- Schweich v. Ziegler, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Gluba Ex Rel. Gluba v. Bitzan & Ohren MasonrySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2007
- Weber v. City of Inver Grove HeightsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
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