Lemelin's Case
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On appeal. On May 21, 1918, claimant while in the employ of the American Woolen Company at Fairfield as a tender on a picking machine suffered a compensable accident which resulted in the loss of his right hand at the wrist.
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On appeal. On May 21, 1918, claimant while in the employ of the American Woolen Company at Fairfield as a tender on a picking machine suffered a compensable accident which resulted in the loss of his right hand at the wrist. The parties entered into an agreement for specific compensation for one hundred and twenty-five weeks which was approved by the Commission August 24, 1918, and paid, the last payment being November 18, 1920. On January 21, 1921, claimant filed a petition for compensation for total incapacity which was finally dismissed by the Law Court, 121 Maine, 72, for there was no…
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, C. J.
This Workmen’s Compensation case is before the court for the second time, and a brief history of the prior proceedings is necessary to a complete understanding of the legal situation.
The claimant was injured on May 21st, 1918, while in the employ of the American Woolen Company at Fairfield. An agreement for compensation was entered into by the parties and approved by the Commissioner of Labor August 24, 1918, whereby the claimant was to receive $7.27 per week for a period of one hundred twenty-five weeks, beginning June 4, 1918. This agreed compensation was paid in full, the last payment…
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