JOHNSON v. BATH IRON WORKS CORP.


551 A.2d 838 (1988)

Bernard L. JOHNSON v. BATH IRON WORKS CORP. and Commercial Union Insurance Co. and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 7, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Reitman, Janmarie Toker (orally), McTeague, Higbee, Libner, Reitman, MacAdam & Case, Topsham, for plaintiff.

Eve Cimmet (orally), Richardson & Troubh, Portland, for Commercial Union Ins. Co.

Stephen Moriarty (orally), Norman, Hanson & Detroy, Portland, for Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD and HORNBY, JJ.


McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Commercial Union Insurance Company, the former compensation insurance carrier for Bath Iron Works Corp. (BIW), appeals a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission's Appellate Division affirming a decision of the hearing commissioner. This appeal involves a claim by a BIW employee, Bernard Johnson, directly against Commercial Union for benefits flowing from a 1970 injury and a claim by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, BIW's current...

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