DIOCESE OF PROVIDENCE v. VAZ

Nos. 94-757-M.P., 94-760-M.P.

679 A.2d 879 (1996)

The DIOCESE OF PROVIDENCE et al. v. Maria C. VAZ v. CARTER DAY NURSERY et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lauren Jones, Robert Smith Thurston, George Salem, Providence, for Plaintiff.

Michael Farley, Providence, for Defendant.


OPINION

BOURCIER, Justice.

This matter comes before us on a petition for certiorari filed by the Diocese of Providence (Diocese) and the Carter Day Nursery following a decision by the Appellate Division of the Workers' Compensation Court, finding that the respondent, Maria C. Vaz (Vaz), was totally disabled owing to a psychic injury flowing from a work-related physical injury. Also before us is Vaz's petition for certiorari alleging that the trial...

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