Legal Opinion
Davis v. City of Norwich
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 28, 1995No. 15066PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatz, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the failure by the named defendant, the city of Norwich, timely to file a notice of its intent to transfer to the defendant second injury fund (fund) its liability for its employee’s claim for disability compensation prevents it from later transferring a claim by the employee’s widow for death benefits. We conclude that it does.
The following facts are undisputed. On March 24, 1984, Leo Davis (decedent) suffered a myocardial infarction that arose during and in the course of his employment as a firefighter with Norwich. As a result of the…
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- Jones v. Mansfield Training SchoolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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