HERBST'S CASE


416 Mass. 648 (1993)

624 N.E.2d 564

RICHARD HERBST'S CASE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

December 21, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. McGuire for the employee.

Steven Mourginis, Assistant City Solicitor, for the employer.

Present: WILKINS, NOLAN, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.


LYNCH, J.

The novel issue raised in this case is whether a public school teacher's "average weekly wages" for the purpose of workers' compensation benefits should be calculated with or without regard to the summer vacation period. On September 19, 1983, the employee, Richard Herbst, a fifty-four year old physical education teacher for the city of Worcester (employer) with twenty-eight years of service, sustained a compensable injury, resulting in his total disability...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases