Legal Opinion

Mustapha v. PATTON-MacGUYER COMPANY

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided March 4, 1966No. Eq. No. 3219PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, C. J.

This is an employee’s petition for specific compensation under G. L. 1956, §28-33-19 (m). The petitioner has been receiving, pursuant tO' a preliminary agreement, specific compensation for the loss of two phalanges of each of the four fingers of her right hand. Now contending that because of this partial loss of her fingers, her right hand has become permanently useless at the wrist, she seeks compensation therefor under the statute. A decree was entered by the trial commissioner awarding specific compensation in excess of that provided for in the agreement on a showing of the loss of an…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Bowen v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1964

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Tirocchi v. UNITED STATES RUBBER COMPANYSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1966
  2. Pipe v. Leese Tool & Die Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Merciol v. New England Telephone and Telegraph CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
  4. Reardon v. HallSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
  5. Fogarty v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1967

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