MOORE v. PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT


669 A.2d 156 (1995)

Warren MOORE v. PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT and CIGNA Insurance Co.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Hunt (orally), Robinson, Kriger, McCallum & Greene, P.A., Portland, for Employee.

Michael Richards (orally), Troubh, Heisler & Piampiano, P.A., Portland, for Employer.

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


GLASSMAN, Justice.

Warren Moore appeals from a decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission denying his petition for an award of compensation for an injury sustained while employed by Pratt & Whitney Aircraft on the ground that the injury did not arise out of his employment. Because we conclude that the Commission applied an incorrect legal standard for determining work-causation, we vacate the decision.

As recited in the decision, the Commission heard...

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