Legal Opinion
McCadden v. West End Building & Loan Ass'n
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas
Decided June 12, 1940PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hartshorne, C. P. J.
This case presents the issue whether the enucleation of an eye, whose sight had previously been largely destroyed, is “the loss of an eye” within the meaning of the Compensation act. R. S. 34:15-12 (s); N. J. S. A. 34:15-12 (s).
McCadden, employed as a janitor by respondent, was washing down some stairs with washing fluid, when some of it splashed into his left eye. Due to the pain, he instinctively rubbed his eye with his wet hand (record, page 3). The pain was so severe that he went to several doctors for treatment. When the pain Aid not clear up after a few weeks, the…
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- Sigley v. Marathon Razor Blade Co., Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1933
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