Legal Opinion
Delaware Tire Center v. Fox Ex Rel. Fox
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided March 22, 1979PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIFFERATO, Judge.
This is an appeal by the employer from a decision rendered by the Industrial Accident Board which awarded compensation to the dependents of an employee who committed suicide.
On April 13, 1973 the decedent, Earl A. Fox, Jr., suffered a compensable industrial injury. Due to the pain he was experiencing, the decedent was unable to return to work and, on June 8, 1977, he died of a self-induced multi-drug overdose which resulted in acute respiratory failure.
In February, 1977, Dr. Pierre LeRoy referred Mr. Fox to Dr. Irwin Weintraub. This referral was initiated by Dr. LeRoy’s…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Sponatski's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
- Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board v. DuncanSupreme Court of Delaware · 1975
- Petty v. Associated Transport, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
- Burnight v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
- Harper v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Meils v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- State v. JentMontana Supreme Court · 2013
- Kahle v. Plochman, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Delaware Tire Center v. FoxSupreme Court of Delaware · 1980
- Campbell v. Young Motor Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1984
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