Facts
Marianne [G.], a married woman and mother of a son, had been engaged in part-time gainful employment since 1977 in addition to her household duties. Following an accident on 21 February 1982, she had to undergo lengthy treatment and was no longer able to resume her employment. The Disability Insurance (IV) then granted her a full pension calculated according to the mixed method. The Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund (SUVA) also paid her an integrity indemnity and granted her a supplementary pension as of 1 March 1987, taking into account 90% of her insured salary and the full IV pension. Marianne [G.] contested the calculation of this supplementary pension.Considerations
The disputed issue concerns the manner in which the full IV pension granted to Marianne [G.] according to the mixed method should be taken into account in the calculation of the supplementary pension from the compulsory accident insurance. According to SUVA and the Federal Social Insurance Office (OFAS), Art. 20 paras. 2 and 3 InvIA and Arts. 31 and 32 InvIO require the full IV pension to be taken into account. In contrast, the cantonal instance and Marianne [G.] believe that these provisions do not govern the case of a housewife who has engaged in part-time gainful employment, and that the general principles developed in the context of overcompensation should therefore be applied.However, the Federal Insurance Court considers that the clear wording of Art. 20 para. 2 and Art. 31 para. 4 InvIA leaves no room for a divergent interpretation aimed at a partial…