Tantillo v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

BAILES, Judge Pro Tem.

Plaintiff, Sam P. Tantillo, sued Foster Wheeler Corporation, his employer, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, the employer’s insurer, for workmen’s compensation benefits, including statutory penalties and attorney’s fees, allegedly due for an injury to his right knee he sustained on July 6, 1966. Plaintiff alleges he is totally and permanently disabled within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compensation Act.

Defendant insurer paid plaintiff workmen’s compensation benefits at the then maximum rate of $35.00 per week, beginning July 13, 1966, and continuing through December…