LUCAS v. E.A. BUSCHMANN, INC.


656 A.2d 1193 (1995)

Paul LUCAS v. E.A. BUSCHMANN, INC. et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided March 31, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin W. Leary (orally), Laskoff & Sharon, Lewiston, for Employee.

Brenda Piampiano (orally), Piampiano & Gavin, Portland, for Employer.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, RUDMAN and DANA, JJ.


DANA, Justice.

E.A. Buschmann, Inc., appeals from decisions of the Workers' Compensation Board awarding attorney fees to its employee, Paul Lucas, and penalizing Buschmann for its failure to pay the fees awarded during the pendency of an appeal from that order. We conclude that the failure to pay the attorney fee award was not a failure to pay "compensation" pursuant to 39 M.R.S.A. § 104-A. The Board was not authorized...

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