Legal Opinion

O'Donnell v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided December 28, 1979No. 1 CA-IC 1979PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JACOBSON, Judge.

We are faced in this review of an award of the Industrial Commission with whether, given the medical causation between a prior scheduled knee injury and a subsequent work-related back injury, the scheduled injury must be considered unscheduled.

The facts are not in dispute and the issue presented is purely legal in resolution. On August 7, 1968, the petitioner, Orville H. O’Donnell, industrially injured his knee while employed by J. E. Weaver Construction Company, which resulted in a scheduled award of 20 percent permanent partial disability to his right leg.

In May,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Claim of Sullivan v. B & a Construction, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1954
  2. Johnnie's Produce Company v. Benedict & JordanSupreme Court of Florida · 1960
  3. Allen v. Industrial Commission of ArizonaCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1979
  4. Morrison-Knudsen Co. v. Industrial CommissionArizona Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Scott Paper Co. v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Post v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF ARIZONAArizona Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Pearce Development v. INDUS. COM'N OF ARIZONAArizona Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Kaibab Industries v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2000
  4. Lou Grubb Chevrolet, Inc. v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1992
  5. Pearce Development v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1985

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