Legal Opinion
Gibson v. National Ben Franklin Insurance
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 1, 1978PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODFREY, Justice.
Plaintiff-appellant, Louise Gibson, brought suit against her employer’s workmen’s compensation carrier and its Maine agent seeking damages that she claimed resulted from their withholding and refusing benefit payments, especially refusing to make prompt payment of medical expenses she had incurred. In 1971, Ms. Gibson had been injured physically and suffered emotional problems because of a work-related injury. The carrier had paid some benefits and medical expenses under a duly approved agreement. When it refused to provide further compensation and medical treatment, Ms.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Unruh v. Truck Insurance ExchangeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Stafford v. Westchester Fire Insurance Co. of New York, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Louis W. Martin and Mary L. Martin v. Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Flamm v. Bethlehem Steel Co.New York Supreme Court · 1959
- Flamm v. Bethlehem Steel Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960
3Cited by55 opinions
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- Kranzush v. Badger State Mutual Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- McCullough v. Golden Rule Insurance Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1990
- Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. v. HollandMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
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