Legal Opinion
Coppola v. City of Beverly
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 13, 1991No. 89-P-652PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The question on appeal is whether a city of Beverly school teacher who has been injured in the course of his employment may bring a civil action against the city based solely on G. L. c. 152, § 661 (which recites certain advantages afforded by the “Workers’ Compensation Act”), *210when the city, a self-insurer, has not elected to provide workers’ compensation benefits to its teachers.
The pertinent facts are as follows. The plaintiff was allegedly injured during the course of his employment as a school teacher for the city on January 27, 1986. The plaintiff has not returned to work. The plaintiff…
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- Barrett v. Transformer Service, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Tracy v. Cambridge Junior CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Stoltz's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
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