Healy v. DeSano

The director of labor is before us on appeal from a decree of the Workers’ Compensation Commission affirming a trial commissioner’s grant of benefits from the Second Injury Indemnity Fund to the petitioner, John F. Healy (Healy). The crucial portion of the director’s appeal is his contention that the applicable statute of limitations 1 bars the grant.

The facts are undisputed. In 1949 Healy was employed as a lineman by the New England Power Service Company (New England). On September 14, 1949, Healy fell from a pole. A week later a preliminary agreement was executed whereby New England agreed…