Legal Opinion
Perry v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 13, 1984PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
In his action in Superior Court (Cumberland County) against his employer’s compensation carrier, plaintiff Robert Perry sought a declaration that the lien provided to his employer by section 68 of the Workers’ Compensation Act 1 does not extend to the amounts plaintiff had recovered from a third party tortfeasor for pain and suffering and other damages not compensable under the Act. The Superior Court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company (Hartford) on the basis of its finding that plaintiff’s claim did not present the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- United States v. LorenzettiSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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