Brown v. Richard A. Murphy, Inc.

Clifford Brown appeals from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court in which his request to rescind a compromise settlement that the parties had agreed upon was denied. The court concluded that Brown was not entitled to reopen the settlement agreement and that the insurer was not required to provide him with additional benefits.

We reverse.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the Workers’ Compensation Court erred when it concluded that there were no grounds to allow rescission of the compromise settlement agreement.

Claimant Clifford Brown was injured during the course of his…