Legal Opinion

Cunningham v. Guerrina

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 9, 1958No. Appeal, 362PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

This is a Workmen’s Compensation case involving the extent of disability suffered by the appellee, William Cunningham, as a result of an accident on December 15, 1952, in the course of his employment by the appellant, Alex Guerrina & Sons. He suffered a fracture of the os calcis of the right foot as a result of a fall from a scaffold. On January 6, 1953, the parties entered into an open compensation agreement based on total disability. Weekly payments were made under this agreement until January 24, 1955. From that date the appellant began making payments based on 25%…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Unora v. Glen Alden Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  2. Icenhour v. Freedom Oil Wks. Co. (Et Al.)Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  3. Visnic v. Westmoreland Coal Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Killian v. Heintz Div. Kelsey HayesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Gasior v. PittsburghSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  3. Lackman v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Cohen v. Doubleday & Co., Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  5. Benedict v. FOXSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960

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