Legal Opinion
Cozzi v. Christensen & Nielson, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 1, 1975PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed June 15, 1973, affirming a decision of a referee finding claimant not . entitled to reduced earnings. Claimant suffered a compensable back injury in July of 1967, was operated upon thereafter, and in a report dated March 4, 1968 the attending physician advised that claimant could return to limited work if he avoided lifting and bending. Presumably because the limitations on lifting and bending restricted claimant’s ability to find employment in his field as a laborer or construction worker, he established his own contracting…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Claim of Roberge v. United Board & Carton Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
- Claim of Van Ness v. American Stores Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
- Claim of Geers v. Oswego Stevedoring & Trucking Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
- Claim of Kirschenbaum v. Reliable Plastics Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
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