Court Opinion

ID: 9545843
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 17:20:32.450741+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:15:38.147146
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SCHAUER, J., Dissenting.
I concur in the conclusion reached by Justice Edmonds and, generally, in the grounds stated therefor.
Unless the stroke is to be regarded as an occupational disease caused by a cumulative injury (and it is conceded that it is not such) I think apportionment of liability either among successive employers or (as is the case here) among successive insurance carriers of a single employer is untenable, and that attempted application of the rule in other cases may prove impracticable and unjust.
I would, therefore, annul the award insofar as it holds Fireman’s Fund liable for disabilities suffered by Gregory.
Petitioner’s application for a rehearing was denied December 15, 1952. Edmonds, J., and Sehauer, J., were of the opinion that the petition should be granted.