Legal Opinion
Stockford v. Bath Iron Works Corp.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 11, 1984PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Justice.
Edwin G. Stockford, Jr. petitioned for an award of compensation for an injury he incurred while employed by Bath Iron Works (BIW). The commissioner dismissed Stockford’s petition because it was filed beyond the two-year period of limitation, 39 M.R.S.A. § 95 (Supp.1983). 1 The Appellate Division reversed that ruling on the ground that benefits paid to Stockford under the federal Longshoreman’s and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act (Longshoreman’s Act) tolled the running of the statute of limitations under the provisions of section 95. Upon BIW’s appeal from the decision of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sun Ship, Inc. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ryder v. Insurance Company of North AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Murray v. City of AugustaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Brown v. FW Woolworth Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1977
- Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co. v. SpurlockCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1967
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hird v. Bath Iron Works Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
- Bouford v. Bath Iron Works Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
- Parker v. Bath Iron Works Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
- Dorr v. Maine Maritime AcademySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
- Edwards v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
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