Legal Opinion
Coakley v. General Motors Corp. Harrison Radiator Division
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 7, 1985PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtWeiss, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 27, 1984.
On November 12, 1968, claimant sustained a compensable injury resulting in a schedule award of 17y2% loss of her left leg based on an average weekly wage of $137.65. She thereafter retired in July 1975. On May 2, 1980, she sustained a consequential injury to her right leg which has been held to be the responsibility of the Special Fund for Reopened Cases (Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a). By decision filed May 23, 1983, a schedule award of 70% loss of the right leg was established at a *984weekly rate of $91.77,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Claim of Watford v. Continental Can Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Claim of Vogts v. Bay Shore Sunrise BowlAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Horton v. McArdle & CasazzaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
3Cited by1 opinion
- Claim of Caiazza v. Eastman Kodak Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002