CISZEWSKI v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT BOARD


367 Mass. 135 (1975)

325 N.E.2d 270

ALTHEA CISZEWSKI vs. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT BOARD.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 11, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert Murphy for the plaintiff.

Michael Eby, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, for the Industrial Accident Board.

Present: TAURO, C.J., REARDON, BRAUCHER, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ.


TAURO, C.J.

The plaintiff was injured at work when she was kicked in the mouth by her supervisor while he was stomping on an overturned drum. This occurred after he had encountered difficulty in inserting a shell into the drum, a job regularly performed by the plaintiff. As a result, the plaintiff lost eleven teeth and required extensive dental work. She seeks double compensation on the basis of "serious and wilful misconduct" of her supervisor. G.L.c. 152, §...

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