Legal Opinion
Safford v. Owens Brockway
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 11, 2003No. SC 16772PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
The sole issue in this appeal1 is whether, under General Statutes § 31-308 (b),2 the workers’ com*528pensation review board (board) properly affirmed an award of benefits by the workers’ compensation commissioner for the fourth district (commissioner) that was based solely on medical evidence assessing a permanent impairment rating to a nonscheduled body part. The named defendant,3 Owens Brockway, appeals from the board’s decision affirming an award of workers’ compensation benefits to the plaintiff, Edith Safford. We conclude that the commissioner abused his discretion by awarding…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United Parcel Service, Inc. v. AdministratorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Six v. Thomas O'Connor & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Barton v. Ducci Electrical Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Mazzone v. Connecticut Transit Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Misenti v. International Silver Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Fantasia v. Milford Fastening SystemsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
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- Arcano v. Board of EducationConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- Sierra v. C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2011
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