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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 99 (2026)

Hearing and decision

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 613, §2 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 632, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 713, §1 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 199, §§4,5 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 698, §§193-195 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 885, §A7 (RP). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 91 cases, 1966–2014 · leading case: Dunton v. E. Fine Paper Co., 423 A.2d 512 (Me. 1980).
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Dunton v. E. Fine Paper Co., 423 A.2d 512 (Me. 1980). · cites it 4× “In addition, 39 M.R.S.A. § 99 provides in part that the Commissioner’s “decision, in the absence of fraud, upon all questions of fact shall be final .”
Parent v. Great N. Paper Co., 424 A.2d 1099 (Me. 1981). · cites it 6× “" As his first point on appeal, the worker contends that the Commissioner failed in his duty to disclose in the findings of fact [3] the evidentiary basis for his decision, and that as such the findings of fact are reviewable here as conclusions of law, pursuant to 39 M.R.S.A. §…”
Gallant v. Boise Cascade Paper Grp., 427 A.2d 976 (Me. 1981). · cites it 3× “Following the Commission’s decision, both Boise and Gallant filed timely requests that the Commission make specific findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to 39 M.R.S.A. § 99. In a written order ruling upon these motions, the Commission stated: “This Motion is hereby…”
Lagasse v. Hannaford Bros. Co., 497 A.2d 1112 (Me. 1985). · cites it 2× “" By delegation of the task to staff the Commission evades its own responsibility, proclaimed in the directive of 39 M.R.S.A. § 99, to find the facts specially.”
Jacobsky v. C. D'Alfonso & Sons, Inc., 358 A.2d 511 (Me. 1976). · cites it 2× “Petitioner argues to us that in view of the language in Martel and of 39 M.R.S.A. § 99 which provides that the Commissioner’s decision “upon all questions of fact shall be final but whenever in a decree the commission expressly rules that any party has or has not sustained the…”
Guerrette v. Fraser Paper, Ltd., 348 A.2d 260 (Me. 1975). · cites it 4× “” 39 M.R.S.A. § 99 provides in part: “His [the Commissioner’s] decision, in the absence of fraud, upon all questions *261 of fact shall be final but whenever in a decree the commission expressly rules that any party has or has not sustained the burden of proof cast upon him, the…”
Dorey v. Forster Mfg. Co., 591 A.2d 240 (Me. 1991). · cites it 2× “See 39 M.R.S.A. § 99. No further or more detailed findings are necessary in the circumstances of this case.”
White v. Monmouth Canning Co., 228 A.2d 795 (Me. 1967). · cites it 3× “” A perusal of the whole evidence justifies the Commissioner’s evaluation to the effect that there was no material deviation in the plaintiff’s history of the accident and his finding that the plaintiff suffered a personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of…”
Wing v. A. C. Elec. Corp., 408 A.2d 1006 (Me. 1979). · cites it 3× “Because such a conclusory ruling does not provide an adequate basis for appellate review, he argues, 39 M.R.S.A. § 99 directs review of the ruling as a conclusion of law, which standard entitles this Court to make its own factual evaluations.”
Russell v. Duchess Footwear, 487 A.2d 256 (Me. 1985). · cites it 5× “Jonathan Russell appeals from a decision of the Appellate Division of the Workers’ Compensation Commission upholding the hearing commissioner’s denial of Russell’s motion requesting findings of fact and rulings of law pursuant to 39 M.R.S.A. § 99 (Supp.1984). We dismiss the…”
Dufault v. Midland-Ross of Canada, Ltd., 380 A.2d 200 (Me. 1977). “Sufficiency of the Commissioner’s Findings of Fact The commissioner who rules upon a petition is directed by statute to file with the commission his “decision, findings of fact and rulings of law, and any other matters pertinent to the questions so raised.”
Hall v. State, 441 A.2d 1019 (Me. 1982). · cites it 2× “The petitioner did not request additional findings of fact as permitted under 39 M.R.S.A. § 99 (1978) (amended by P.L.1979 c.”
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