Legal Opinion
Shaw v. Piel
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 15, 1942PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtManser, J.
On April 28,1939, Joseph Shaw received bodily injuries by falling through a trap door in a building on premises owned by the defendant. From these injuries he died six months later. This action is brought by the Administratrix of the decedent’s estate for resulting damages to him, recovery, *59if any, to be first for the benefit of the North Anson Reel Co., employer of the decedent, in so far as it was entitled thereto under subrogation rights provided in the Workmen’s Compensation Act, R. S., c. 55, § 24.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Plummer v. DillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Carleton v. Franconia Iron & Steel Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Denny v. Riverbank Court Hotel Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Sweeny v. Old Colony & Newport RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1865
- Lanstein v. Acme White Lead & Color WorksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Poulin v. Colby CollegeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Orr v. First National Stores, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- Robillard v. TillotsonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1954
- Walker v. WeymouthSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1958
- Ogden v. LibbySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1963
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