Legal Opinion
Stitzer v. Rinaldi's Restaurant
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 9, 1989No. 13505PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the Appellate Court erred in concluding that the plaintiff’s *117scars were compensable under General Statutes § 31-308 (d) of the Workers’ Compensation Act.
The facts relevant to this appeal are undisputed. On September 11, 1981, the plaintiff, while employed by the named defendant, sustained a compensable injury to her neck, which was diagnosed as a cervical disc injury. On January 5,1983, the plaintiff underwent an anterior C4-C5 discectomy and fusion. The fusion required that a piece of bone from her hip be removed and grafted onto the indicated…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Caulkins v. PetrilloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. HillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by24 opinions
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