Legal Opinion

Teschner v. Horan

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided May 13, 1977No. 75-309-AppealPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.

This is an original petition for workmen’s compensation benefits. A trial commissioner found that ¡the employee sustained a compensable injury and awarded him benefits for total incapacity, and on appeal the full commission affirmed. The case is now here on the employer’s appeal.

The undisputed and uncontradicted evidence is that the employer is the licensed owner and operator of the Stoney Crest Nursery, where he grows rhododendrons and geraniums, and that he is also engaged in a landscaping and gardening business. He described himself as a self-employed nurseryman, arborist and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Melendez v. JohnsArizona Supreme Court · 1938
  2. Blew v. ConnerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1958
  3. McAree v. Gerber Products CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1975
  4. Lacroix v. FrechetteSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1929
  5. Campos v. TomoiNebraska Supreme Court · 1963

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Keil v. NelsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Mercantum Farm Corp. v. DutraSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1990
  3. Albert Zabbo & Sons, Inc. v. ZabboSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
  4. Bagaglia v. Bud IndustriesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
  5. Rainville v. KING'S TRUCKING CO., INC.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982

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