Legal Opinion
DeSisto's Case
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 4, 1966PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
The single member found in favor of the insurer, Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation, Limited, and his decision was reversed by the reviewing board. The case is before us on appeal from a decree dismissing the claim. The reviewing board made the following findings.
On March 20,1961, DeSisto, who was employed as a debit insurance agent by the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, slipped and fell on ice on premises of a policyholder and sustained injuries. His employer filed a detailed report of his injuries with the insurer on March 30. On April 4, an adjuster for the insurer…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Turnquist v. HannonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
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