Legal Opinion
Wasson v. Northeast Motor Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 6, 1969PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBBER, Justice.
Respondents appeal from the pro forma Superior Court confirmation of a decree of the Industrial Accident Commission awarding compensation to the petitioner for partial loss of vision in his right eye. As the result of an industrial accident on March 17, 1964 the vision in the injured eye was reduced to 20/50 without glasses, but as corrected with glasses it remained 20/20. The Commission based its award upon the loss of vision uncorrected.
39 M.R.S.A. Sec. 56 on March 17, 1964 contained the following language pertinent here:
“In cases of injuries included in the following…
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- Foster v. SchmahlSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
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