Cited by
Opinions in Minnesota that cite Pittman v. Pillsbury Flour Mills, Inc., 48 N.W.2d 735.
- Boldt v. Jostens, Inc. 261 N.W.2d 92 Minn. 1977
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Boldt v. Jostens, Inc.
261 N.W.2d 92
Minn. 1977
E. g., primary biliary cirrhosis (Pommeranz v. State, Dept. of Public Welfare, Minn., , filed herewith); dermatomyositis (Reierson v. Land O’Lakes Creameries, 287 Minn. 179 , [1970]); cancer (Pittman v. Pillsbury Flour Mills, 234 Minn. 517 , [1951]).
- Kelly v. C.M.I. Refrigeration Co. 231 N.W.2d 490 Minn. 1975
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Kelly v. C.M.I. Refrigeration Co.
231 N.W.2d 490
Minn. 1975
Pittman v. Pillsbury Flour Mills, Inc. 234 Minn. 517
- Schwartz v. Talmo 205 N.W.2d 318 Minn. 1973
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Schwartz v. Talmo
205 N.W.2d 318
Minn. 1973
Co. v. District Court, 132 Minn. 249 , [1916] ; Soderstrom v. Curry & Whyte, Inc. 143 Minn. *361 154 , [1919] ; Warner v. Zaiser, 184 Minn. 598 , [1931]; Ogren v. City of Duluth, 219 Minn. 555 , 18 N. W. (2d) 535 [1945]; Pittman v. Pillsbury Flour Mills, Inc. 234 Minn. 517 , 48 N. W. (2d) 735 [1951].
- Fuller v. PACIFIC INTERMOUNTAIN EXPRESS COMPANY 136 N.W.2d 307 Minn. 1965
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Fuller v. PACIFIC INTERMOUNTAIN EXPRESS COMPANY
136 N.W.2d 307
Minn. 1965
“Similar controversial medical theories of cancer were expressed in such leading cases as Austin v. Red Wing Sewer Pipe Co., 163 Minn. 397 , , 3 Minn. W. C. D. 136; Hertz v. Watab Paper Co., 184 Minn. 1 , , 6 Minn. W. C. D. 393; Pittman v. Pillsbury Flour Mills, 234 Minn. 517 , 48 N. W. (2d) 735 , 16 Minn. W. C. D. 287; and Erickson v. Knutson, 237 Minn. 187 , 54 N. W. (2d) 118 , 17 Minn. W. C. D. 163.
- Fisher v. RED & WHITE TAXI COMPANY 133 N.W.2d 543 Minn. 1965
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Fisher v. RED & WHITE TAXI COMPANY
133 N.W.2d 543
Minn. 1965
It was stated in Pittman v. Pillsbury Flour Mills, Inc. 234 Minn. 517, 524 , 48 N. W. (2d) 735 , 739: “An injury is compensable whether it causes a disease or merely aggravates an existing infirmity.” In Brzozowski’s Case, 328 Mass. 113, 114 , 102 N. E. (2d) 399, the court said that an “aggravation and acceleration constitutes a personal injury within the meaning of the workmen’s compen
- Daly v. Bergstedt 126 N.W.2d 242 Minn. 1964
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Daly v. Bergstedt
126 N.W.2d 242
Minn. 1964
1 Noting the lack of certainty as to the cause of cancer in general, we said in Pittman *248 v. Pillsbury Flour Mills, Inc. 234 Minn. 517, 524 , 48 N. W. (2d) 735 , 739: “Although the absence of exact medical knowledge on the cause of cancer makes it impossible to say with absolute certainty whether a particular injury caused or aggravated a particular cancer, we are hardly compelled to say that a finding of cause and effect in a given case is without s
- Larson v. Davidson-Boutell Co. 102 N.W.2d 712 Minn. 1960
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Larson v. Davidson-Boutell Co.
102 N.W.2d 712
Minn. 1960
We have never before been called upon to interpret the significance of this change.” *68 After referring to the holding in Pittman v. Pillsbury Flour Mills, Inc. 234 Minn. 517, 524 , 48 N. W. (2d) 735, 739 , that: “* * * An injury is compensable whether it causes a disease or merely aggravates an existing infirmity” (italics supplied), and to Brzozowski’s Case, 328 Mass. 113, 114 , 102 N. E. (2d) 399, where that court said: “* * * ‘aggravation and acceleration constitutes a personal injury
- Gillette v. Harold, Inc. 101 N.W.2d 200 Minn. 1960
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Gillette v. Harold, Inc.
101 N.W.2d 200
Minn. 1960
Common examples include hypertrophic arthritis (Casey v. Northern States Power Co. 247 Minn. 295 , 77 N. W. [2d] 67; Enkel v. Northwest Airlines, Inc. 221 Minn. 532 , 22 N. W. [2d] 635); cancer or malignant tumor (Pittman v. Pillsbury Flour Mills, Inc. 234 Minn. 517 , 48 N. W. [2d] 735; Erickson v. Knutson, 237 Minn. 187 , 54 N. W. [2d] 118); degenerative process involving the brain (Swanson v. American Hoist & Derrick Co. 214 Minn. 323 , 8 N. W. [2d] 24); paresis accelerated by injuries to
- Reichert v. Victory Granite Co. 82 N.W.2d 497 Minn. 1957
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Reichert v. Victory Granite Co.
82 N.W.2d 497
Minn. 1957
In Pittman v. Pillsbury Flour Mills, Inc. 234 Minn. 517 , 48 N. W. (2d) 735 , we said that the amount of death benefits to which an employee’s dependents are entitled is governed by the law in effect at the time of the employee’s death.
- Schoch v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. 76 N.W.2d 801 Minn. 1956
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Schoch v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.
76 N.W.2d 801
Minn. 1956
There, as here, the sole issue was whether there was evidence to support the finding, and we said ( 234 Minn. 517 , 48 N. W. [2d] 896): *294 “* * * where the evidence of causal connection of the hernia and the alleged accident is in conflict, the conclusion of the industrial commission based on competent evidence must be sustained.” 3 In general, where there is a conflict in medical testimony, the determination of the question of
- Carroll v. State 64 N.W.2d 166 Minn. 1954
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Carroll v. State
64 N.W.2d 166
Minn. 1954
Co. v. District Court, 132 Minn. 249 , ; Soderstrom v. Curry & Whyte, Inc. 143 Minn. 154 , ; Warner v. Zaiser, 184 Minn. 598 , ; Ogren v. City of Duluth, 219 Minn. 555 , 18 N. W. (2d) 535 ; Pittman v. Pillsbury Flour Mills, Inc. 234 Minn. 517 , 48 N. W. (2d) 735 .
- Skjefstad v. Red Wing Potteries, Inc. 60 N.W.2d 1 Minn. 1953
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Skjefstad v. Red Wing Potteries, Inc.
60 N.W.2d 1
Minn. 1953
Pittman v. Pillsbury Flour Mills, Inc. 234 Minn. 517 , 48 N. W. (2d) 735 ; Warner v. Zaiser, 184 Minn. 598 , .
- Weller v. Northwest Airlines, Inc. 58 N.W.2d 739 Minn. 1953
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Weller v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
58 N.W.2d 739
Minn. 1953
Pittman v. Pillsbury Flour Mills, *304 Inc. 234 Minn. 517 , 48 N. W. (2d) 735 ; Freeman v. Matson, 230 Minn. 261 , 41 N. W. (2d) 249 .
- Erickson v. Knutson 54 N.W.2d 118 Minn. 1952
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Erickson v. Knutson
54 N.W.2d 118
Minn. 1952
The case now before us is hardly distinguishable from Pittman v. Pillsbury Flour Mills, Inc. 234 Minn. 517, 523 , 48 N. W. (2d) 735, 738 , which, like this case, involved an injury alleged to have caused or aggravated a sarcoma.