Santilli v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

This is an employee’s original petition for compensation under the workmen’s compensation act, general laws 1938, chapter 300, as amended by public laws 1954, chap. 3297. After our opinion was filed, Santilli v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., 85 R. I. 305, 131 A.2d 235, the-petitioner filed a motion for leave to reargue. This was granted but only on the question of the number of weeks for which he should be paid specific compensation for the loss of his leg. Santilli v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., 85 R. I. 316, 131 A.2d 685. The case is before us on that issue only.

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