Ramalhete v. Uni-Royal, Inc.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court which dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint which was brought pursuant to G. L. c. 152, § 11. The facts are before us in the form of a statement of the evidence in accordance with Mass.R.A.P. 8 (c), 365 Mass. 849 (1974). The portions of the evidence relevant to this appeal are as follows.

The plaintiff injured his back on October 5,1973, in the course of his employment with the defendant. A claim for workmen’s compensation was filed on February 22, 1974. Following a conference on May 23, 1974, a member of the Division of Industrial…