Legal Opinion
Appeal of Estate of Balamotis
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided November 21, 1996No. 95-425PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHorton, J.
The petitioner, the estate of James Balamotis, appeals the decision of the New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board (board) denying it compensation for the decedent’s fatal injury sustained while playing volleyball. We reverse and remand.
The decedent, a field service engineer employed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), played volleyball with his coworkers several times per week during his lunch-hour break at DEC. Although the decedent’s volleyball game was not among the several DEC-sponsored recreational activities available to employees, it was not forbidden. On June 3, 1992, the…
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- Murphy v. Town of AtkinsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
- Maheux v. Cove-Craft, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1960
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