G.W. Dahl Co., Inc. v. Wilson

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This case comes before us on the petition for certiorari of G.W. Dahl Company, Inc. (employer), to review a final decree of the Workers’ Compensation Appellate Commission (Appellate Commission). The Appellate Commission’s decree had sustained the refusal by John Wilson (employee) to accept alternative employment pursuant to the provisions of G.L. 1956 (1979 Reenactment) § 28-33-18.2, as amended by P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. I, § 7. We quash the final decree. The facts of this case insofar as pertinent to our review are as follows.

The employee was injured during the…