PEREIRA v. STATE

(14770)

228 Conn. 535 (1994)

ARLENE PEREIRA v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released February 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward T. Dodd, Jr., for the appellant (plaintiff).

Edward F. Osswalt, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, were Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, and William J. McCullough, assistant attorney general, for the appellee (defendant).

PETERS, C. J., BERDON, NORCOTT, KATZ and PALMER, Js.


NORCOTT, J.

The principal issue in this workers' compensation case is whether the defendant's notice of intention to contest compensability was sufficiently specific to satisfy the requirements of General Statutes (Rev. to 1989) § 31-297 (b),1 thus allowing the defendant to challenge the plaintiff's claim on the merits. On March 22, 1989, the plaintiff, Arlene Pereira, sent to her employer, the defendant, state of Connecticut, a written...

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