Legal Opinion
Mechling v. Jasper Stone Company
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 9, 1972No. 43135PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, Justice.
Writ of certiorari to the Workmen’s Compensation Commission. Employee seeks review of the commission’s interpretation of Minn. St. 176.101. The legal question presented is whether an employee who was temporarily disabled for 203 4/5 weeks as a result of a back injury and who as an end result of such injury incurred a 30-percent permanent disability to his back is limited to compensation for 104 weeks for a healing period and 105 weeks for the permanent disability. We answer that issue in the negative and, accordingly, reverse.
The facts are not disputed. Employee, a stonecutter,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Schulte v. CH PETERSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANYSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Radzak v. Mercy HospitalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- Hosking v. METROPOLITAN HOUSE MOVERS CORPORATIONSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- Durant v. Butler BrothersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Lund v. Biesanz Stone Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1931
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Grgurich v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & COMPANYSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
- Boquist v. Dayton-Hudson CorporationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Pramschiefer v. Windom HospitalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Sandal v. TALLMAN OIL COMPANYSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
- Ahoe v. Quality Park ProductsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
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