Legal Opinion
Varela v. Fisher Roofing Co., Inc.
Nebraska Court of Appeals
Decided May 20, 1997No. A-96-1069PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Severs, Judge.
While working as a laborer and roofer, Catalino Varela fell and fractured his right ankle. At that time, Varela either was preparing to engage in or was actually engaged in an arm-wrestling match with a coworker, Pastor “Tony” Gonzales. The Workers’ Compensation Court awarded Varela workers’ compensation benefits. Fisher Roofing Co., Inc., and its workers’ compensation insurance carrier, Union Insurance Company, appealed to a three-judge review panel of the Workers’ Compensation Court, which affirmed the award and added an attorney fee of $2,000 for an unsuccessful appeal.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Mendoza v. Omaha Meat ProcessorsNebraska Supreme Court · 1987
- Pekin Cooperage Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
- Smith v. Fremont Contract Carriers, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1984
- Newell v. MoreauSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1947
- Miner v. Robertson Home FurnishingNebraska Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Varela v. Fisher Roofing Co., Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1998
- Mendoza v. Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.Nebraska Court of Appeals · 1999
- Georgette A. Morton v. W. Va. Office of Insurance Commissioner/Seneca Health ServicesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2013
- Georgette A. Morton v. W. Va. Office of Insurance Commissioner/Seneca Health ServicesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2013
- Varela v. Fisher Roofing Co., Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1998
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