Legal Opinion
Burton v. Holden & Martin Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 13, 1941PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSherburne, J.
This is an appeal from an award made by the commissioner of industrial relations. The claimant is the widow of Frank F. Burton.
On April 9, 1940, Burton, aged 61, was examined by a physician for hospital benefit insurance, and was found to be in normal condition for a man of his age, and no material hardening of the arteries was observed. On April 11, 1940, he got a sliver in his left thumb while working in the lumber yard of defendant employer. He was first treated by a doctor on April 18 following, who testified that Burton was then suffering from an infection of the injured thumb; that the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Lewis v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- O'Leary v. Scullin Steel CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1924
- DeFilippo's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Madore v. New Departure Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Wellman, Admr. v. WalesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1925
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Gillikin v. BurbageSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
- Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc. v. ScherpenisseCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Human Rights Commission v. LaBrie, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1995
- Henderson v. Union Pacific RailroadOregon Supreme Court · 1950
- Splinter v. City of NampaIdaho Supreme Court · 1953
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