Legal Opinion
Stanley v. Hyman-Michaels Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided November 11, 1942PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PlaiNtiee’s Appeal.
Denny, J.
The plaintiff’s first assignment of error is to the conclusion of law of the Commissioner, affirmed by the Commission and by the court below, that the Workmen’s Compensation Act does not permit a finding of total disability for the loss of one leg and the partial loss of the other foot, regardless of actual incapacity for work.
The statute construed, section 8081 (mm), subsection (t), N. C. Code, 1939 (Michie), Public Laws of 1929, ch. 120, as amended by Public Laws of 1931, ch. 164, reads as follows: “Total loss of use of a member or loss of vision of an eye shall…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- McGill v. Town of LumbertonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
- International Coal & Mining Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
- Matter of Sweeting v. . American Knife Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Lassiter v. Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
- New York Cent. R. Co. v. Bianc. American Knife Co. v. Sweeting. Clark Knitting Co., Inc. v. VaughnSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Morrison v. Burlington IndustriesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- Wood v. J. P. Stevens & Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- Gupton v. Builders TransportSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
- Whitley v. Columbia Lumber Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
- Little v. Anson County Schools Food ServiceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
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