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PIETRAROIA v. NORTHEAST UTILITIES

(SC 16278)

254 Conn. 60 (2000)

ANGELO PIETRAROIA v. NORTHEAST UTILITIES ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released August 8, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy M. Stone, with whom was Carolyn P. Kelly, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Robert J. Enright, with whom were Douglas L. Drayton, Theodore M. Pappas and Nancy S. Rosenbaum, for the appellee (named defendant).

McDonald, C. J., and Borden, Norcott, Palmer and Sullivan, Js.

Opinion

BORDEN, J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the workers' compensation commissioner (commissioner) abused his discretion in dismissing with prejudice the claim of the plaintiff, Angelo Pietraroia, a resident of Australia, because he failed to appear for the formal hearing before the commissioner in Connecticut. The plaintiff appeals from the decision of the compensation review board (board)1 affirming...

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