Legal Opinion
Gillette v. Harold, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 11, 1960No. 37,809PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Murphy, Justice.
This case comes to us on certiorari to review an order of the Industrial Commission awarding compensation to an employee under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. We are asked to determine if disability resulting from aggravation of a preexisting physical infirmity is com-pensable under M. S. A. 176.021, subd. 1, as a personal injury under circumstances in which the preexisting physical infirmity is not causally connected with the employment but the aggravation of such infirmity is.
The employee has been employed for a period of more than 17 years as a saleslady by Harold, Inc., a…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Madden's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Breimhorst v. BeckmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
- Walker v. Minnesota Steel Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
- Almquist v. Shenandoah Nurseries, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1934
- Hiber v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
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