Empire Equipment Engineering Co. v. Sullivan

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This matter is before the Supreme Court on certified questions from the Workers’ Compensation Commission. Two questions have been certified by the appellate commission as provided for in G.L.1956 (1986 Reenactment) § 28-35-38. 1 We decline to answer the questions certified and remand to the Workers’ Compensation Commission with directions.

On September 13, 1982, the commission found that Richard P. Sullivan (Sullivan) was partially disabled due to a compensa-ble injury sustained when he aggravated a pre-existing back condition. The decree was appealed to this court and was…