Legal Opinion
Dufault v. Midland-Ross of Canada, Ltd.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 7, 1977PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
In July 1976, while employed in Jay, Maine, as a journeyman sheetmetal worker by Midland-Ross of Canada, Ltd. (Midland-Ross), Richard J. Dufault suffered an injury to his upper back. Dufault and Midland-Ross reached an agreement for compensation dated September 7, 1976, by which Midland-Ross agreed to pay Dufault compensation at the rate of $151.84 per week during his “present period of total incapacity beginning July 29,1976.” The Industrial Accident Commission approved the agreement on January 25, 1977. 39 M.R.S.A. § 94 (1964) (amended 1973).
In February, Midland-Ross…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Dailey v. Pinecap, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
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3Cited by39 opinions
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