Xydias v. Davidson Rubber Co.

The defendants, Davidson Rubber Company and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, appeal from an order of the Superior Court (Temple, J.) sustaining the plaintiff’s appeal from the department of labor’s termination of workers’ compensation benefits. The court found that the plaintiff, Vassilios Xydias, was totally disabled, thus entitling him to benefits of the workers’ compensation statute. See RSA 281:21, :23, :37-a. Because we conclude that the evidence is sufficient to support a finding of total disability, we affirm.

The plaintiff is a sixty-six-year-old Greek-speaking immigrant whose…