Legal Opinion

Moores v. STRUCTURAL CONCRETE CORP. OF MAINE

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 25, 1969PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMSON, Chief Justice.

This case under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (The Act) is before us on appeal by the employee from a pro forma decree of the Superior Court affirming the decree of the Industrial Accident Commission. 39 M.R.S.A. Sec. 1 et seq.

The issues are whether, within the meaning of the Act, there was (1) an accident, and (2) an injury. We are concerned with the meaning of the words in Sec. 51, “a personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment.”

The Commissioner in dismissing the petition said,

“In view of the fact that there was no slip and no…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Patrick v. J. B. Ham Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1921
  2. Brown's CaseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1924
  3. Bernier v. Coca-Cola Bottling Plants, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1969
  4. Taylor's CaseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1928
  5. Tiko v. Hiram Ricker & Sons, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1969

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Harmon v. EmersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  2. Barrett v. Herbert Engineering, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
  3. Willette v. Statler Tissue Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
  4. Towle v. Department of Transportation, State HighwaySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
  5. Towle v. Department of Transportation, State HighwaySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API