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PALMER v. BATH IRON WORKS CORP.

559 A.2d 340 (1989)

Joel W. PALMER, Sr. v. BATH IRON WORKS CORP. and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided May 26, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Daly (orally), Shapiro & Daly, Gardiner, for plaintiff.

Gregory R. Smith (orally), William O. Lacasse, Norman, Hanson & Detroy, Portland, for defendant.

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

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Sustaining Joel Palmer's workers' compensation appeal, we hold that the Early-Pay System, 39 M.R.S.A. § 51-B (Pamph.1988), imposes a duty on any employer that does not accept a claim for permanent impairment to file a timely notice of controversy, even if the employee's notice of claim does not specify the precise percentage of impairment claimed. Palmer injured his back in 1984 in the course of his

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