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· 2/2/1982

Bishop v. Town of Barre

Citations

  • 442 A.2d 50
  • 140 Vt. 564
  • 1982 Vt. LEXIS 442

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that \this Court will not search the record for errors inadequately briefed\
  • claimant entitled to benefits upon showing that injury was suffered by accident arising out of employment, and need not prove employer’s negligence
  • although we generally give deference to decisions of administrative agency, we will not uphold the Commissioner’s interpretation of workers’ compensation regulation that is clearly erroneous
  • “[P]ermanent disability benefits are calculated solely on the basis of physical impairment . . . regardless of loss of present earning power.” (quotation omitted)
  • “The claimant correctly assigns protection against wage loss as one of the Act’s purposes.”
  • “The claimant correctly assigns protection against wage loss as one of the Act’s purposes.”

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Judges: Barney, C. J., and Billings, Hill, Underwood and Peck

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