Starbird v. Livermore Shoe Company

TAPLEY, Justice.

On appeal from a Pro Forma Decree of the Superior Court. The petitioner, Nellie Starbird, was employed at the Livermore Falls Shoe Company, Livermore Falls, Maine.

On September 22, 1965 Mrs. Starbird was seated at a metal bench using a power operated sewing machine. Underneath the bench was a switch used to turn the sewing machine on and off. The petitioner in switching the machine off received an electrical shock resulting in injuries to the wrist and left arm. She received total compensation, which ended on October 17, 1965.

Mrs. Starbird returned to work on October 11, 1965…