Clemm v. C.I. Hayes, Inc.

OPINION

This is a workers’ compensation proceeding in which a decree was entered on April 3, 1981, awarding the employee weekly compensation benefits for an occupational disease. The employer’s insurance carrier, however, did not begin to make payments in accordance with the decree until June 3, 1981. Subsequently, on January 22, 1982, the employee filed a “Petition To Enforce Decree,” alleging a failure on the part of the employer to comply with the terms of the decree.

The petition is based upon the provisions of G.L. 1956 (1979 Reenactment) § 28-35-43, which provide that compensation…