NORTON v. C.P. BLOUIN, INC.


511 A.2d 1056 (1986)

William H. NORTON v. C.P. BLOUIN, INC., and Transportation Insurance Company, et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided June 25, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McTeague, Higbee, Libner, Reitman, MacAdam & Case, G. William Higbee, (orally), Brunswick, for plaintiff.

Hunt, Thompson & Bowie, James P. Bowie (orally), Portland, for C.P. Blouin.

Robinson, Kriger & McCallum, Frederick H. Greene, III (orally), Portland, for American Mut.

Norman & Hanson, William LaCasse (orally), Portland, for Bath Iron Works.

Richardson, Tyler & Troubh, Eve Cimmet, Portland, for New England Insulation.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, and SCOLNIK, JJ.


WATHEN, Justice.

The employee, William H. Norton, appeals from a decision of the Appellate Division of the Workers' Compensation Commission, reversing an award granted against the employer, C.P. Blouin, Inc. In awarding compensation, the single commissioner applied 39 M.R.S.A. § 194-B (Supp. 1985-1986) to Norton's claim for an asbestos-related disease. The Appellate Division found his claim to be controlled and barred by the provisions of 39 M.R.S.A. § 194...

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