Legal Opinion
Burrock v. Tung Sol Lamp Works, Inc.
New York County Court, Essex County
Decided April 29, 1954PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gaulkin, J. C. C.
Petitioner was awarded compensation and respondent appeals. Eespondent poses three questions. Did petitioner prove the happening of an accident? If so, did he prove it caused the detached retina and the consequent blindness of his right eye? And if so, was he entitled to an award of 100% loss of vision of the affected eye? The questions, none of which are free from difficulty, will be taken up in that order.
Petitioner was an electrician, employed by respondent since 1942. He testified that on July 30, 1950, assisted by a helper, Thomas Bieksha, he was engaged in removing and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
- Cunya v. VanceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1935
- Claim of La Belle v. Britton Stone & Supply Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
- Downs v. Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1942
- Claim of Pyshnack v. Henry Forge & Tool, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Walsh v. KotlerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1957
- Heidel v. Wallace & TiernanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955
- Gentry v. Bano, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1967
- Walsh v. KotlerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1956