Legal Opinion

Roberts v. Smith

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided June 30, 1980PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS, Justice.

On February 8, 1979, Ashley Kent Roberts was killed when a tree fell on him while working in the woods as an employee of David W. Smith, Jr. The accident arose out of and occurred in the course of his employment. After a hearing before the Workers’ Compensation Commission on May 19, 1979, an award of compensation was granted to Robin Roberts, a surviving widow of Ashley Roberts, under 39 M.R. S.A. §§ 58, 59. Following the entry of a pro forma decree in the Superior Court, Smith and his insurer, Maine Bonding & Casualty Company, appealed to this court and assert as their…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sutherland v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  2. Landry v. Bates Fabrics, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  3. Nadeau v. Town of South BerwickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Your Home, Inc. v. City of PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  2. Jackson v. Frederick's Motor InnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
  3. Bossie v. School Administrative District No. 24Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
  4. Alexander v. Portland Natural GasSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  5. Alexander v. Portland Natural GasSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001

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