Legal Opinion
Claim of Raffual v. Oneida Bleachery, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 17, 1952PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by an employer and insurance carrier from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board which awarded claimant 158% weeks’ compensation for 65% permanent loss of use of his right hand. The undisputed fact is that in claimant’s compensable accident he sustained an injury to his right thumb which resulted in its amputation at the metacarpalphalangeal joint and that aside from the total loss of the thumb there was no injury to any of the fingers of the hand or to the body of the hand. The statute (Workmen’s Compensation Law, § 15, subd. 3, par. f) provides a schedule award for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Claim of Dowling v. Church E. Gates & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Claim of Clayton v. Foundation Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
- Matter of Rounds v. Davis Furniture Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- McLees v. Harper & Bros.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Holt v. West Kentucky Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
- Claim of Pedro v. Liberty Lines ExpressAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Holt v. West Kentucky Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961