Legal Opinion
Subsequent Injury Fund v. Kraus
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 15, 1984No. 131, September Term, 1983PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RODOWSKY, Judge.
The dispute in this workers’ compensation case is between the Subsequent Injury Fund (the Fund) and the employer, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (the City), over how much of an award for permanent total disability each is to pay. We shall hold that the employer is responsible for so much of the award as equals compensation payable for that disability which the subsequent injury would have caused, absent the prior impairment, and that the Fund is responsible for the balance of the award.
The claimant, James Paul Kraus (Kraus), had been employed by the City as a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- White v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Board of Educ., Garrett Co. v. LendoCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
- Harden v. Mass Transit AdministrationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Subsequent Injury Fund v. PackCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. v. Subsequent Injury FundCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Subsequent Injury Fund v. TeneyckCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Workmen's Compensation Commission v. Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
- McKenzie v. C.C. Kottcamp & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
- Ball v. University of MarylandCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2001
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