Legal Opinion
Close v. Superior Excavating Co.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided March 28, 1997No. 96-072PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
Employer Superior Excavating appeals a decision of the Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Labor and Industry requiring payment of workers’ compensation benefits for nursing services provided by claimant’s spouse. Claimant cross-appeals the measure of benefits awarded by the Commissioner. We affirm.
In October 1988 claimant suffered a severe head injury during an accident at work. Following a lengthy hospital stay, he returned home to live with his spouse and children at the end of March 1989. As a result of his injury, claimant was subject to intermittent seizures, severe…
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