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PAOLI v. COTTONWOOD HOSP.

No. 17977.

656 P.2d 420 (1982)

August PAOLI, Plaintiff, v. COTTONWOOD HOSPITAL (Self Insured) and Second Injury Fund, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 26, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pete N. Vlahos, Ogden, for plaintiff.

Larry R. White, David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Frank V. Nelson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendants.

OAKS, Justice:

The plaintiff broke his right hip on February 15, 1979, when he fell in the shower at Cottonwood Hospital, where he worked as a laboratory technician. In this proceeding, he seeks an award against the Second Injury Fund for a permanent partial disability. The controversy stems from the fact that plaintiff lost his right leg above the knee in a 1944 railroad accident in Arkansas, for which he was rated and compensated. The issue is whether an injured...

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