Legal Opinion

Joos's Case

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 29, 1929PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.

The employee, on August 9, 1926, “lost his left forearm and left hand by reason of his left hand being caught” in a machine on which he was working. He was awarded specific compensation for the loss of his hand and also additional compensation for his diminished capacity to *326labor. On November 3,1928, the Industrial Accident Board found that the employee was a minor, born November 18, 1907; that he had an earning capacity in the labor market of $10 a week; and awarded him a lump sum settlement of $2,182.57. The insurer appealed.

There is nothing in the record to show that the insurer had notice…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HollisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
  2. McCarthy's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
  3. O'Reilly's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
  4. Jameson's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
  5. Osborne's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Paltsios's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
  2. Akins's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
  3. Conlon v. City of LawrenceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
  4. Mozetski's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
  5. King v. KniznickSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1953

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