Legal Opinion

Wicat Systems v. Pellegrini

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided March 22, 1989No. 880218-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge:

On June 21, 1983, Sylvia Pellegrini, an employee of Wicat Systems, injured her wrist while at work. In 1987, Pellegrini filed a claim with the Industrial Commission for permanent total disability. The parties stipulated that Pellegrini had a preexisting impairment of 46% prior to 1980, that she incurred an additional 12% impairment prior to 1983, that the injury to her wrist caused another 24% impairment, 1 and that she was now, with the wrist injury, permanently and totally disabled. The only issue before the Administrative Law Judge (A.L.J.) was the proper apportionment…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Northwest Carriers, Inc. v. Industrial Commission of Utah Second Injury FundUtah Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Moore v. American Coal Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Marshall v. Industrial Com'n of State of UtahUtah Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Jacobsen Construction v. HairUtah Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Kerans v. Industrial Com'n of State of UtahUtah Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Olympus Oil, Inc. v. HarrisonCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1989
  2. Smith v. Mity LiteCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1997
  3. Abel v. Industrial Com'n of UtahCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1993
  4. Kofoed v. Industrial Com'n of UtahCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1994

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