Legal Opinion

Sousa v. Providence Subaru Co.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided December 22, 1996No. 93-638-M.PPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This case comes before us on the petition of the employee, Manuel E. Sousa (Sousa), for certiorari. Sousa seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Court’s Appellate Division (Appellate Division) affirming the trial court’s denial of Sousa’s workers’ compensation claim. Sousa challenges the Appellate Division’s finding that he was not an employee of the employer, Providence Subaru Company (Providence Subaru or Subaru), at the time his injury occurred, thereby making him ineligible for workers’ compensation benefits. We quash the order of the Appellate…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Peter Kiewit Sons' Co. v. Industrial CommissionArizona Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Beauchesne v. David London & Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
  3. Seventh Street Road Tobacco Warehouse v. StillwellKentucky Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Bottomley v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
  5. Cyrus v. Vierson & Cochran, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1981

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