Boudreau v. American Luggage Works, Inc.

This is an employee’s original petition for compensation benefits. The petition alleges that the petitioner has been totally incapacitated for work since August 7, 1970, as a result of the peculiar characteristics of her employment with the respondent, American Luggage Works, Inc. The trial commissioner based his denial of the petition on the grounds (1) that it was barred by the applicable statute of limitations and (2) that in applying for employment with the respondent she had made certain false representations about her physical condition. The petitioner appealed to the full commission…