Legal Opinion
Kurtz v. Sunderland Bros.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1933No. 28737PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPaine, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court for Douglas county, wherein the plaintiff was awarded compensation for loss of sight.
The facts involved may be briefly stated as follows: Jacob Kurtz, the plaintiff, was born in Í865, and for many years was janitor in the Sunderland building, Omaha, Nebraska. On September 6, 1928, the electric elevator in said building stopped running, and the plaintiff went to the basement and put in a new fuse, and, in inserting the fuse, a light flashed right in front of, and close to, his eyes. He was able to continue his work in spite- of the pain…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Selders v. Cornhusker Oil Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1923
- Astuto v. V. Ray Gould Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1932
- Claim of McNamara v. McHarg, Barton Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
- Globe Cotton Oil Mills v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1923
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Yardman v. CooperNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1959
- Landauer v. State Industrial Accident CommissionOregon Supreme Court · 1944
- McCoy v. Gooch Milling & Elevator Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1952
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