Legal Opinion
Appeal of Routhier
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 5, 1999No. 97-287PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, C.J.
The petitioner, Richard Routhier, appeals an order by the New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board (board) denying him workers’ compensation benefits under a homeowner’s insurance policy. We affirm.
The petitioner is the sole proprietor of a cleaning business. On November 1, 1995, the petitioner went to the home of Wayne and Vera Young to perform certain household services. After washing an outside window, the petitioner fell from a ladder and suffered a spinal cord injury that left him partially paralyzed. Neither the petitioner nor his business carried workers’ compensation insurance.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- In re WalkerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1994
- Atwood v. OwensSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1997
- Appeal of ReidSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1998
- Concord General Mutual Insurance v. MitchellSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1994
- K & J Associates v. City of LebanonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1997
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In re CroweSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2002
- In re Ann Miles Builder, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2003
- Appeal of Manchester Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2001
- Appeal of Inter-Lakes School BoardSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2001
- In the Matter of BakerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2006
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