Cochran v. Dept. of Transportation

STEPHEN T. COCHRAN v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (SC 20940) D’Auria, Mullins, Ecker, Alexander and Dannehy, Js.* Syllabus The plaintiff appealed, on the granting of certification, from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which had reversed the decision of the Compensation Review Board. The board had upheld an award of statutory (§ 31-307 (a)) total incapacity benefits to the plaintiff in connection with injuries that he sustained during the course of his employment with the defendant. The plaintiff claimed that the Appellate Court had incorrectly concluded that he was not eligible for…