Laliberte v. Salum

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

These consolidated petitions for certiora-ri 1 request review of a Workers’ Compensation Commission (commission) decree that awarded compensation to Edward F. Salum, an injured employee. The employer, Jean Laliberte d/b/a Laliberte Home Improvements (Laliberte), contends that the commission was without jurisdiction to hear the matter. The propriety of the commission’s exercise of jurisdiction is the sole issue before the court. We affirm.

In his original petition for benefits Salum alleged that while in the course of his employment as a carpenter, he fractured his right…