Legal Opinion
Comeau v. Maine Coastal Services
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 17, 1982PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Justice.
In an unusual case on its facts, Robert Comeau appeals from a pro forma decree of the Superior Court affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. *364The Commission denied Comeau’s Petition for Award of Compensation on the ground that the injury did not arise out of or in the course of the employment. Comeau was injured when he intervened in an assault upon Marge Warren, a non-employee, that occurred outside of his motel room in St. Albans, Vermont. Because Comeau has not demonstrated an erroneous application of the concept of work-connection, we affirm the…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- McNicol's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Cardillo v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Dunton v. Eastern Fine Paper CompanySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Fournier's CaseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1921
- Mailman's CaseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1919
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Roberts v. Burlington Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
- Cole v. ChandlerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
- Knox v. Combined Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
- Caldwell v. Federal Express Corp.District Court, D. Maine · 1995
- Hawkes v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
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