Legal Opinion
Rowe v. Chapman Trucking
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 12, 1993PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUDMAN, Justice.
The employer, Chapman Trucking, and its insurer, Maine Bonding and Casualty Co., appeal from a decision of the Appellate Division of the Workers’ Compensation Commission affirming an award to the employee, Calvin Rowe, of his attorney fees and disbursements pursuant to 39 M.R.S.A. § 110(2) (1989). Because we conclude that the award contravened the plain meaning of section 110(2), we vacate the decision.
On August 10, 1988, the employee sustained a compensable injury that resulted in the loss of his right eye. Pursuant to a memorandum of payment, the employer began paying…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Concord General Mutual Insurance v. Patrons-Oxford Mutual InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Keene v. Fairchild & Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
- Marsella v. Bath Iron Works Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
3Cited by6 opinions
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- South Portland Civil Service Commission v. City of South PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
- Wilson v. Bath Iron WorksSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
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