Legal Opinion
Puffin v. General Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 12, 1945PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDickenson, J.
The plaintiff, while in the employ of the defendant, suffered bums when a spark from a match with which she was lighting a cigarette set fire to her sweater. She was awarded compensation and the award was confirmed by the trial court. The defendant has appealed on the sole ground that the injury did not arise out of her employment.
The commissioner’s finding is not attacked. The facts are as follows: The plaintiff was employed in the defendant’s factory as a pieceworker. The defendant maintained a service room for the rest, relaxation and refreshment of its employees where smoking was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Marchiatello v. Lynch Realty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
- Savage v. St. Aeden's ChurchSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
- Stulginski v. Waterbury Rolling Mills Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
- Ryerson v. A. E. Bounty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Mascika v. Connecticut Tool & Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
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3Cited by19 opinions
- McNamara v. Town of HamdenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Coleman v. Cycle Transformer Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
- Northern Corporation v. SaariAlaska Supreme Court · 1966
- Spencer v. Chesapeake Paperboard Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Pechan v. Dynapro, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1993
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