Legal Opinion
State Industrial Insurance System v. Harrison
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided December 10, 1987No. 17724; No. 17931PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
In these consolidated appeals the State Industrial Insurance System (SIIS) challenges a district court judgment establishing a 1983 permanent total disability rate for calculating respondent Ronald A. Harrison’s benefits. SIIS also contends that the district court erred in granting mandamus to compel the agency to use a maximum 1983 wage base in calculating Harrison’s benefits. Our review of the record and the law reveals no basis for reversal.
On January 10, 1975, Harrison sustained a compensable industrial injury when he fell from a ladder and fractured his left tibia and fibula.…
3Cases cited10 opinions
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- Prescott v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1981
- Allen v. Kalamazoo Paraffine Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1945
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4Cited by2 opinions
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