Legal Opinion
Blackwell v. Bostitch, Division of Textron
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 17, 1991No. 90-284-M.PPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
Bostitch (employer) is petitioning for cer-tiorari to review a finding by the Workers’ Compensation Commission 1 (WCC) that James E. Blackwell (employee) has suffered a compensable injury. We uphold the WCC finding.
The facts are not in dispute. The employee suffered a compensable injury (lum-bosacral strain) to his lower back in November 1980. He received total-disability benefits until August 28, 1981. He returned to light-duty work at that time. In October or November of 1981 he resumed his regular job duties. However, he continued to seek medical assistance for his…
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