Legal Opinion
Killisnoo Packing Co. v. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1926No. 4758PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
In an action brought under the Employers’ Liability Law of Alaska (Laws 1923, c. 98), the question arose whether the plaintiff, who had lost the sight of his left eye in an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, could recover as for a total disability, he having many years before lost the sight of the other eye. The proof was that he was capable of performing and did perform for his employer the same services and earned the same wages as employés who had the use of both eyes. The court below instructed the jury that, if they found that the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lente v. LuciSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Fair v. Hartford Rubber Works Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
- Branconnier's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Weaver v. Maxwell Motor Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1915
- Thompson v. KnappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Novick v. GouldsberryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Carroll v. Universal Irrigation, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1977
- Howland v. BeckCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1932
- Alaska Packers Ass'n v. Alaska Industrial BoardDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1949
- Temperance River Co. v. LegardeDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1946