Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Petsmart, Inc.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided September 10, 2010No. 99,528PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Biles, J.:
This appeal comes on cross-petitions for review following a workers compensation award. Todd L. Mitchell, the injured employee, challenges the Workers Compensation Board’s method for calculating his permanent partial disability award. His first issue is whether the Board erred in combining his multiple left arm and right arm injuries into a scheduled injury for each arm at the shoulder level. We hold it was error to combine these injuries. A variation of this issue is decided in Redd v. Kansas Truck Center, 291 Kan. 176, 239 P.3d 66 (2010).
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Casco v. Armour Swift-EckrichSupreme Court of Kansas · 2007
- Fort Hays State University v. Fort Hays State University ChapterSupreme Court of Kansas · 2010
- Redd v. Kansas Truck CenterSupreme Court of Kansas · 2010
- Graham v. Dokter Trucking GroupSupreme Court of Kansas · 2007
- In Re the Appeal of the City of WichitaSupreme Court of Kansas · 2004
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Redd v. Kansas Truck CenterSupreme Court of Kansas · 2010
- Saylor v. Westar Energy, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2011
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- Chriestenson v. Russell Stover CandiesCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2011
- Davis v. SchnurrCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2020
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