Martel v. Manchester Police Department

Appeal to the superior court under RSA 281:37 (Supp. 1975) from a decision of the labor commissioner denying workmen’s compensation benefits to the plaintiff as the surviving spouse of the deceased. After a hearing, the Trial Court {Cann, J.) made findings and rulings and dismissed plaintiff’s appeal because of her failure to have complied with the notice provisions of RSA 281:17 requiring that she give notice of her claim to the employer within one year from the date of the accident. Plaintiff’s exception, among others, to the court’s denial of her motion to set aside the decree was reserved…