Legal Opinion
St. John v. Thomson
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided January 7, 1936PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, C. J.
This is an appeal from an award of the commissioner of industries, whereby the defendants were ordered to pay compensation to the plaintiff for the accidental death of her husband, Leon St. John. Of the questions certified to this Court, only the following are insisted upon:
3. Under the facts found by the commissioner, did the accident and employment come under the jurisdiction of the admiralty, and thereby exclude the jurisdiction of the commissioner ?
4. Is the claimant entitled to compensation and burial expenses as provided by the Workmen’s Compensation Law?
It is quite apparent that if the…
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