Parent v. Great Northern Paper Co.

NICHOLS, Justice.

The Petitioner, James A. Parent, appeals from a pro forma decree of the Superior Court, Penobscot County, affirming an April 27, 1979, decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission which “dismissed” his Petition for Award of Compensation.1 The Commissioner found as a fact *1100that the worker’s injury was not caused by a work-related incident.2

The facts, in brief, are as follows: At the time of the incident in question, the worker, James A. Parent, was employed as a laborer at Great Northern Paper Co., in East Milli-nocket, Maine. On April 17, 1978, Parent felt an excruciating…