Legal Opinion
Riley v. Oxford Paper Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 19, 1954PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWebber, J.
On appeal from a pro forma decree of the Superior Court affirming a decree of the Industrial Accident Commission awarding compensation to petitioner as widow of deceased employee.
The essential facts as found by the Commission are not in dispute. After lunch on August 23, 1951, decedent was walking along a loading platform toward the location of his afternoon work assignment. Suddenly he fell, the fall being observed by other employees. He was seen to clasp both hands to his left side or abdomen, and heard to give some sort of outcry. He then slumped slowly and sidewise, and then fell to the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Matter of Connelly v. Samaritan HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Mailman's CaseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1919
- Brown's CaseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1924
- Claim of Andrews v. L. & S. Amusement Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Protectu Awning Shutter Co. v. ClineSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Foxworth v. Florida Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- Luvaul v. A. Ray Barker Motor CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
- American General Insurance Company v. BarrettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
- Kraynick v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- Zuchowski v. UNITED STATES RUBBER COMPANYSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1967
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