Legal Opinion
Cook v. Bangor Hydro-Electric Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 5, 1979PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODFREY, Justice.
The employer appeals from two pro for-ma decrees of the Superior Court, the first affirming an award of compensation by the Industrial Accident Commission 1 and the second affirming an order of compensation payments pending appeal. Both appeals arise out of the accidental death of Harold E. Cook. From the record, the commission would have been justified in finding the following facts:
On Saturday morning, August 14, 1976, Harold Cook, a lineman employed by appellant Bangor Hydro-Electric Company for 25 years, noticed a burning tree limb in contact with a primary power line…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Harlow v. Agway, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- Toomey v. City of PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
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