State v. Hurley

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This workers’ compensation case comes before us on appeal by the State of Rhode Island (state or employer) from a final decree of the appellate commission denying in part the employer’s petition to review a preliminary agreement. The commission determined that Beverly Hurley (employee) continued to be partially incapacitated and therefore should continue to receive benefits accordingly. We affirm. The facts pertinent to this appeal are as follows.

On May 1, 1980, employee twisted her back in the course of her employment, causing a lumbar sacral sprain. At the time of…