Legal Opinion
Connell v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 2, 1981PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODFREY, Justice.
On May 16, 1978, Malcolm Connell, plaintiff’s husband, was killed in the crash of an airplane operated by his employer, Bar Harbor Airlines. He was survived by plaintiff and two minor children, who were paid compensation benefits by defendant Aetna Life & Casualty Co., the compensation carrier.
As a result of negotiations, plaintiff, individually and on behalf of the two minor children, entered into a lump sum settlement, approved by the Workers’ Compensation Commission, with Bar Harbor Airlines and Aetna. For a consideration of $239,000 plaintiff executed, for herself and the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Mutual Trust Life Insurance Company v. WemyssDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1970
- Interstate Industrial Uniform Rental Service, Inc. v. F. R. Lepage Bakery, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Stephenson v. MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Butters v. KaneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Waxler v. WaxlerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
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- Fowler v. Boise Cascade Corp.District Court, D. Maine · 1990
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