Brackett v. A.C. Lawrence Leather Co.

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Employer A.C. Lawrence Leather Co., joined by its insurer Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., appeals from the decision of the Appellate Division of the Workers’ Compensation Commission affirming the hearing commissioner’s grant of employee Jeffrey Brackett’s petition for restoration of 100% benefits. The employer argues that the Appellate Division erred in not apportioning the employee’s present total incapacity between a 1978 work-related back injury and two 1985 non-work-related back injuries. The employer contends that it should not be responsible for the employee’s…