Legal Opinion
Kenney v. Rockingham School District
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided March 6, 1963No. 1175PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHulburd, C. J.
This is a workmen’s compensation case in which the Commissioner of Industrial Relations has certified to us for review the ever-troublesome question of whether or not the claimant was injured by an accident arising out of and in the course of her employment.
As early as 1916, Lord Wrenbury said, “The few and seemingly simple words ‘arising out of and in the course of the employment’ have been the fruitful (or fruitless) source of a mass of decisions turning upon nice distinctions and supported by refinements so subtle as to leave the mind of the reader in a maze of confusion. From their number…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- McNicol's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Cardillo v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Caswell's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Mann v. Board of EducationMichigan Supreme Court · 1934
- Baran's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Smith v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Clodgo v. Rentavision, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1997
- Marsigli's Estate v. Granite City Auto Sales, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1964
- Coburn v. Frank Dodge & Sons & Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1996
- Shaw v. Dutton Berry FarmSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993
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