Legal Opinion

Sousla's Case

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided February 8, 1982PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

This is the employee’s appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court which upheld a decision of the reviewing board (board) denying the employee’s claim for compensation. We affirm the judgment.

1. The employee contends that the board’s order of recommittal empowered the single member to receive further expert evidence from his physician and, based on that evidence, to make supplemental findings of fact on the issue of causation. General Laws c. 152, § 10, as appearing in St. 1947, c. 546, § 10, provides, with respect to recommittals, that “[n]o party shall as of right be entitled to a second…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Marlow v. City of New BedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  2. Sevigny's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
  3. Chapman's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
  4. Doherty's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
  5. Lopes's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Avery's CaseMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986

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