Wactor v. Gurtler Hebert Const. Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
April 1988
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Miller v. Thomas · Cain v. Employers Casualty Company · Redding v. Cade · 284 So. 2d 140 - Ray v. Superior Iron Works and Supply Co., Inc. · Poindexter v. South Coast Corporation
Most-quoted passages
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“Any employer whose liability for claims arising under the provisions of this Chapter is not covered by insurance, shall pay the amount of any claim due under the provisions of this Chapter, within sixty days after receipt of written notice. Failure to make such payment within sixty days after receipt of notice, when such failure is found to be arbitrary, capricious, or without probable cause, shall subject the employer to a penalty, in addition to the amount of claim due, of 12% of the total amount of such claim, payable to the claimant, together with all reasonable attorney's fees for the prosecution and collection of such claim, ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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