Legal Opinion
Shannon v. Communications Satellite Corporation
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 30, 1973PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WERNICK, Justice.
On July 1, 1970 Alberta Shannon petitioned the Maine Industrial Accident Commission to make an award of compensation to her as widow of John W. Shannon.
Mr. Shannon, while in the employ of Communications Satellite Corporation (Com-sat), had been killed on April 9, 1970 in an automobile collision in the Kingdom of Thailand. . For present purposes, without deciding, we may assume that Mr. Shannon’s death resulted, within the meaning of the Maine Workmen’s Compensation statute, from an accident in the course, and arising out, of his employment. Comsat at all times relevant has…
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