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GERMAIN v. COOL-RITE CORP.

70 N.J. 1 (1976)

355 A.2d 642

ANTOINE GERMAIN, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. COOL-RITE CORPORATION, RESPONDENT-APPELLEE.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 9, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edward Slaughter, Jr. argued the cause for petitioner-appellant (Messrs. Freeman & Bass, attorneys).

Mr. Edwin J. McCreedy argued the cause for respondent-appellee (Messrs. Conant and McCreedy, attorneys).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by CONFORD, P.J.A.D., Temporarily Assigned.

The issue in this workmen's compensation case is whether petitioner is totally and permanently disabled from the accidental loss of parts of four fingers of the left hand while employed by respondent as a machine operator. Petitioner is a non-English speaking Haitian who had been in this country less than a year at the time of the accident. Petitioner invoked the "odd-lot" doctrine...

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