Legal Opinion

Centredale Worsted Mills v. Jewett

Superior Court of Rhode Island

Decided February 10, 1933No. W.C. A. No. 1446Published

1Opinion of the CourtSumner, J.

The petitioner, paying a compensation to the respondent in accordance with an agreement entered into by them, now claims that the agreement was entered into under a mutual mistake of law and that the injury to the respondent was due to *133the occupation in which he was engaged and cannot he ascribed to any specific accident, and accordingly asks for relief from the agreement.

Petitioner’s attorneys: Messrs. Henshaw, Lindemuth & Baker. Respondent’s attorney: Stephen J. Casey.

The petition of the respondent for a commutation of 'payments was not pressed.

The agreement was evidently signed under the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Reggio v. WarrenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
  2. Carpenter v. Detroit Forging Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1916
  3. New York Fire Department v. . BuhlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1866

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