Legal Opinion
City of Manchester v. Doucet
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided November 9, 1990No. 89-324PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
The defendant, Robert Doucet, appeals from a decision of the Superior Court (Goode, J.) denying him an award of his attorney’s fees pursuant to RSA 281:37-a (recodified as RSA 281-A:44, effective July 1, 1989). We reverse and remand.
Within a few hours of fighting a fire on July 28,1983, in the course of his employment as a firefighter for the City of Manchester, the defendant, Robert Doucet, experienced blurred vision, numbness of his hands and one of his arms, headaches, dizziness and fatigue. Three days later, he suffered a stroke. Mr. Doucet filed a claim for workers’ compensation…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Couture v. Mammoth Groceries, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
- In re Robyn W.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
- Burnham v. DowningSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
- Corson v. Brown Products, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
- New Hampshire-Vermont Health Service v. Commissioner of InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1982
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- New Hampshire Challenge, Inc. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1997
- Appeal of Thomas PhillipsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2016
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