SOCKABASIN v. INDIAN TP. TRIBAL GOVERNMENT


443 A.2d 69 (1982)

Edward SOCKABASIN v. INDIAN TOWNSHIP TRIBAL GOVERNMENT and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided March 30, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fletcher & Foster, John P. Foster (orally), Eastport, for plaintiff.

Rudman & Winchell, Bruce Mallonee (orally), Paul W. Chaiken, Bangor, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and GODFREY, NICHOLS, ROBERTS and WATHEN, JJ.


WATHEN, Justice.

The employee, Edward Sockabasin, appeals from a pro forma judgment of the Superior Court, Washington County, confirming a decision of the Worker's Compensation Commission decreasing the employee's compensation from 100% to 50% disability following hearings on the employer's petition for review of incapacity. We reverse the judgment.

The employee sustained a compensable back strain on October 2, 1978, while performing maintenance work for his...

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