Legal Opinion
Smith v. Fremont Contract Carriers, Inc.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided November 9, 1984No. 84-145PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHastings, J.
The plaintiff employee has appealed from an award of the Nebraska Workmen’s Compensation Court which denied him benefits for waiting time, attorney fees, and interest. The defendant employer and its insurer, Great West Casualty Company, have cross-appealed from the award generally, claiming that the injury which plaintiff suffered was not compensable.
On January 11, 1983, the plaintiff was a 54-year-old man employed by the defendant Fremont Contract Carriers, Inc., driving a tractor-trailer rig. While driving on an interstate highway in Indiana, his trailer brakes locked, the rig went off the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Sandel v. Packaging Co. of AmericaNebraska Supreme Court · 1982
- Brokaw v. RobinsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1969
- Hyatt v. Kay Windsor, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1977
- Newbanks v. Foursome Package & Bar, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1978
- Schubach v. HammerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1925
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. DeyleNebraska Supreme Court · 1990
- Kratochvil v. Motor Club Ins. Ass'nNebraska Supreme Court · 1999
- Spangler v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1989
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