Bothwick v. State

BOIS J.

By petition dated July 29, 1976, the plaintiff, William Bothwick, appealed to the superior court a decision of the labor commissioner (commissioner) awarding workmen’s compensation benefits based on a finding of partial disability. RSA 281:37. The plaintiff, claiming total and permanent disability, sought to limit the superior court’s review solely to the question of the degree of disability. The commissioner sought to preserve the opportunity for a “full hearing” concerning the entire matter. A separate petition dated August 26, 1976, filed with the superior court, sought relief from…