Hunter v. Haley

The following question of law was transferred by Temple, J.:

“Does RSA 281:26 IV deny the superior court jurisdiction of an appeal of a labor commissioner’s denial of a claim for a scheduled permanent impairment award on the basis not of competent medical evidence but of interpretation of a previous lump sum settlement agreement?”

The facts which raise this issue are briefly stated as follows. The plaintiff, while in the employ of the defendant, sustained job-related injuries in January 1975, August or September 1975 and in November 1975. The dispute concerning the compensability of the *849various…