Mendes v. ITT Royal Electric

OPINION

This matter came before the Supreme Court on October 5, 1994, pursuant to a petition for certiorari directing the parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised in the petition should not be summarily decided. After hearing the arguments of counsel and examining the memoranda filed by the parties, we are of the opinion that cause has not been shown and that the issues raised by this petition should be summarily decided.

This case began in September of 1985 when Emidio Mendes (Mendes) suffered an aggravation of a lower-back problem while working at ITT Royal Electric (ITT). As a…