Legal Opinion
Clark v. Chrysler Corp.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided February 8, 1966No. Calendar 9. Docket 50,831PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSouris, J.
On November 27, 1954, plaintiff Clark suffered an industrial accident while in the employ of defendant Chrysler Corporation. His left hand was amputated above the wrist and the thumb, index, and middle fingers of his right hand also were amputated. In 1961 a referee of the workmen’s compensation department awarded plaintiff compensation benefits for the specific loss of each hand for two consecutive periods of 215 weeks. The referee had concluded that plaintiff’s right hand was so badly injured by amputation of the thumb and two fingers that he no longer had the industrial use of that hand,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lahti v. FosterlingMichigan Supreme Court · 1959
- Claim of Schmidt v. Wolf Contracting Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
- Verberg v. Simplicity Pattern Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1959
- Matter of Schmidt v. Wolf Contracting Co., Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Lovalo v. Michigan Stamping Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1918
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Price v. All American Engineering CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1974
- Johnson v. Harnischfeger Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Miller v. Sullivan Milk Products, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1971
- Liesinger v. Owen-Ames-Kimball Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1966
- Rasar v. Chrysler CorporationMichigan Supreme Court · 1969
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