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KLIMAS v. GREAT NORTHERN PAPER CO.

582 A.2d 256 (1990)

William KLIMAS, Sr. v. GREAT NORTHERN PAPER CO. and Commercial Union Insurance Co.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided November 8, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Cohen (orally), McTeague, Higbee, Libner, MacAdam, Case & Watson, Topsham, for the employee.

Wayne P. Doane (orally), Cuddy & Lanham, John Woodcock, Mitchell & Stearns, Bangor, for the employer.

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

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

This workers' compensation case raises again an issue we addressed in Pottle v. Bath Iron Works Corp., 551 A.2d 112 (Me.1988): When does a workers' compensation payment by an employer or its current insurer following a second injury have the effect of tolling the statute of limitations1 on a claim on an earlier work-related injury...

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