Legal Opinion
Bagley v. Phoenix Steel Corporation
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided January 19, 1977PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Justice.
This appeal involves a claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act for disfigurements of the claimant’s right leg and his left foot. Damage to the latter was sustained in a compensable accident. Disfigurement of the right leg resulted from its use as a donor site in a “cross-flap” operation to repair the foot.
A claim under the Act for disfigurement is governed by 19 Del.C. § 2326(f), which provides as follows:
“The Board shall award proper and equitable compensation for serious and permanent disfigurement to any part of the human body up to 150 weeks, provided that such…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lester C. Newton Trucking Company v. NealSupreme Court of Delaware · 1964
- Reynolds v. Continental Can CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1968
- Barnes v. PanaroSupreme Court of Delaware · 1968
- Taylor v. Hatzel & BuehlerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1969
- Shannon v. General Motors CorporationSupreme Court of Delaware · 1960
3Cited by4 opinions
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