Legal Opinion
Goff v. Central Maine Power Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 14, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClifford, J.
[¶ 1] Everett Goff appeals, and his employer, Central Maine Power [CMP], cross-appeals, from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board granting the employee’s petition for an award relating to a 1981 injury, but allowing CMP to offset benefits due to Goff by the amount of severance pay CMP paid to him. We disagree with CMP’s contention that, because it has voluntarily paid benefits without prejudice for a 1994 injury, the Board should not have awarded any benefits pursuant to the law in effect at the time of Goff’s earlier injury in 1981. We agree with Goffs contention that it was error…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Riley v. Bath Iron Works Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
- American Mut. Ins. Companies v. MurraySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Page v. General Electric Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Harding v. Sheridan D. Smith, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
- Ray v. Carland Construction, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
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3Cited by4 opinions
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