Lamont v. Aetna Bridge Company

This is a petition for specific compensation for either the complete loss of hearing in both ears or for a percentage loss of hearing. The trial commissioner entered a decree which held that the employee had received a permanent and complete loss of hearing in both ears and ordered the payment of specific compensation. The employer took an appeal to the full commission. The full commission, with one commissioner dissenting, upheld the employer’s appeal. A decree was entered denying and dismissing the petition without prejudice to the right of the employee to bring a new petition. The employee…