Legal Opinion
Bagaglia v. Bud Industries
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 24, 1981No. 80-304-AppealPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
This is an employee’s original petition for benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act seeking compensation for total incapacity.
The facts are not in dispute. Joseph A. Bagaglia, Jr. (employee), was employed by Bud Industries (employer), as an electrician rewiring electrical circuits for control panels in mobile vans as part of the process of converting them for use by paraplegics. On April 27, 1979, the employee sustained an injury while drilling a hole for some wires: the drill became stuck and as he pulled on it, his head “whacked” with great force against the rear…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Ryan v. Grinnell CorporationSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
- Teschner v. HoranSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
- Albert Zabbo & Sons, Inc. v. ZabboSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
- Hebblewaite v. PowersSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1966
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