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GREEN v. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP.

(SC 15649)

245 Conn. 66 (1998)

CELESTINA GREEN v. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released June 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy M. Stone, for the appellant (claimant).

Lucas D. Strunk, for the appellees (named respondent et al.).

Robert F. Carter and Joram Hirsch filed a brief for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association as amicus curiae.

Callahan, C. J., and Borden, Berdon, Norcott and McDonald, Js.

Opinion

MCDONALD, J.

The issue in this case is whether the dependent widow of a former employee with a long latent occupational disease contracted from conditions of the workplace who is retired and unemployed at the time of his incapacitation and death from the disease is entitled to dependent's weekly death benefits.

The facts are not in dispute. Ernest Green (employee) was a full-time employee...

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