City of Portsmouth v. Meaney

This is an appeal from a decision by the superior court as to which of three successive insurers is liable for the payment of benefits on a workmen’s compensation claim. We are asked to decide whether the court erred in overruling the labor commissioner when it found that the insurance carrier at the time of the employee’s subsequent retirement was liable for benefits, in dismissing a second injury claim against the special fund, and in denying attorney’s fees to the claimant. We hold that the court applied an improper standard in determining coverage and reverse that part of the order, but…