Jones v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

In this worker’s compensation action, the trial court awarded permanent total disability benefits, medical expenses, and the cost of future medical care, finding that the employee’s emotional disability was caused by an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of her employment. The employer’s insurer (“Hartford”) appeals, contending that the evidence preponderates against the trial court’s findings. We disagree and affirm.

FACTS

Chester County Sportswear is a clothing manufacturing company owned by Norman Katz (“Katz”), a resident of Newton, Massachusetts.…