Moreau v. S.D. Warren Co.

ALEXANDER, J.,

with whom CLIFFORD and DANA, JJ., join, dissenting.

[¶ 10] I respectfully dissent. The Board concluded that Moreau’s visit to the in-house medical department in 1988 was a payment pursuant to section 52,8 and, therefore, the ten-year statute of repose began to run on that date. The Board explained the rationale for the decision as follows:

I can find no persuasive reason to treat the provision of such services differently simply because they are provided by the employer’s own first aid department. That department’s primary purpose is to treat work-place injuries. If the employer…