Legal Opinion
Larocque's Case
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 11, 1991No. 90-P-1090PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPorada, J.
The only issue presented in this appeal is whether the employee’s death occurred in the course of his employment under the Workers’ Compensation Act, G. L. c. 152, § 26. The reviewing board (board) of the Department of Industrial Accidents found that it did not and denied his widow benefits under G. L. c. 152, § 31. The matter was reported to panel of this court pursuant to the Standing Order Implementing the Interim Rule for Processing Appeals to a Single Justice in Workers’ Compensation Cases (1987).
We summarize the facts, which are not in dispute. Gerald R. LaRocque was employed as a…
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