Bowlan Lumber Co. v. Lemire

The issue in this workmen’s compensation case is whether an employer’s actual notice of injury, if received within the statutory limitation period, is sufficient to support a claim for benefits. We hold that actual notice is sufficient.

The parties have stipulated to the following facts. Adrien Lemire was injured on October 9, 1973, while in the employ of his brother, Roland Lemire, a subcontractor for the plaintiff, Bowlan Lumber Company. Roland had actual notice of Adrien’s injury on the day it occurred, and Adrien told him he wished to claim workmen’s compensation benefits. In the spring of…