Legal Opinion

Coletta v. Leviton Manufacturing Co.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided December 16, 1981No. 79-226-AppealPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal brought by Mary Colet-ta (hereinafter, employee) from a decree of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. That decree affirmed the trial commissioner’s decision denying the employee’s petition for review based upon his finding that she failed to prove that her incapacity for work increased because of injuries sustained on February 1, 1974, for which she previously had received compensation.

The evidence shows that the employee worked for Levitón Manufacturing Co. (hereinafter, employer) as a machine operator. On February 1, 1974, while so…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. American Mutual Liability Insurance v. FisherWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Dantzler v. DeBardeleben Coal & Iron Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1893
  3. Leviton Manufacturing Co. v. LillibridgeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
  4. Simpson v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1977
  5. Leahey v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Hicks v. Vennerbeck & Clase Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987
  2. Lomba v. Providence Gravure, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
  3. Bissonnette v. Federal Dairy Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984
  4. C.D. Burnes Co. v. GuilbaultSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989
  5. Carter v. ITT Royal Electric DivisionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1986

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