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DURAND v. CITY OF WOONSOCKET

No. 85-573-M.P.

537 A.2d 129 (1988)

Andre N. DURAND v. CITY OF WOONSOCKET.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 17, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Kirby, Paul E.B. Platiau, Mactaz, Keefer, Kirby & Carroll, Woonsocket, for plaintiff.

James E. O'Neil, Atty. Gen., Richard B. Woolley, Nicholas Trott Long, Asst. Attys. Gen., Lauren Motola Davis, Healey & Pearson, Providence, for defendant.

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This petition comes before us on certiorari to review a decree of the Workers' Compensation Commission (commission) denying benefits to Andre Durand (petitioner). The trial commissioner ruled that the petitioner, who sustained back injuries while participating in a work-fare program administered by the city of Woonsocket, was not an "employee" within the meaning of G.L. 1956 (1979 Reenactment...

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