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· 1/6/1961

Kelley v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

Citations

  • 171 N.E.2d 277
  • 341 Mass. 611
  • 1961 Mass. LEXIS 821

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  • an applicant does not have the opportunity “for a retrial of the medical facts” where the medical panel has applied proper procedures and correct principles of law
  • local retirement board may not ignore regional medical panel’s findings, unless clear that panel used erroneous standard, failed, to follow proper procedure, or its decision is “plainly wrong”
  • where medical panel makes negative finding on issue of causation, applicant is not entitled to retrial of the medical facts absent showing that panel applied improper procedures or legal standards

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Judges: Whittemore, Wilkins, Spalding, Williams, Whittbmore, Cutter

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