Legal Opinion

Claim of Carpenter v. Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided March 9, 1951PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Loughban, Ch. J.

In this workmen’s compensation case the first question is whether there is sufficient evidence to support the finding that the claimant’s employment as a saleswoman in a book store was causally related to a detachment of the retina of her right eye — the injury for which an award was made by the Workmen’s Compensation Board.

The evidence in question consists of testimony of the claimant’s physician whose examination reads in part as follows: “ Q. * * * Is it your opinion with reasonable medical certainty that the retinal detachment which you found on your examination # * * was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Claim of Masse v. James H. Robinson Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1950
  2. Williams v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
  3. Loewinthan v. Le VineNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
  4. Cannon v. . FargoNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
  5. Matter of Altschuller v. BresslerNew York Court of Appeals · 1943

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Claim of Currie v. Town of DavenportNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. Claim of Schechter v. State Insurance FundNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
  3. Walter v. HagianisSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1952
  4. General Motors Corporation v. FreemanSuperior Court of Delaware · 1960
  5. Claim of Gardner v. New York Medical CollegeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952

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