· 12/20/1985
Hartman v. Ouellette Plumbing & Heating Corp.
Citations
- 507 A.2d 952
- 146 Vt. 443
- 1985 Vt. LEXIS 417
How courts have described this case
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- holding that extent of claimant’s original injury was not reasonably discoverable until after a subsequent injury occurred; therefore statute of limitations did not begin to run until that time
- adopting “reasonably discoverable and apparent” standard for purposes of computing when statute of limitations begins to run in workers’ compensation cases
- “any proceeding for worker’s compensation benefits is an action in contract”
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Judges: Allen, C.J., and Hill, Peck, Gibson and Hayes
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