State ex rel. City of Duluth v. District Court
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Upon the relation of the city of Duluth this court granted its writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the district court for St. Louis county, Dancer, L, in proceedings under the Workmen’s Compensation Act brought by Dorothea S. P. Granzow, wife of decedent employee, against the city of Duluth, employer.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
1. Frederick E. Granzow, an assistant chief of the fire department of the city of Duluth, was killed while in the discharge of his duty. His widow and ten-year-old daughter commenced proceedings to recover under the compensation act (G. S. 1913, §§ 8195-8231). This case involves the question whether a member of the Duluth fire department is an employee within the meaning of the Workmen's Compensation Act. We hold that he is, for the same- reason which induced us to hold in State v. District Court of St. Louis County, supra, page 26, 158 N. W. 790, that police officers of the city are within…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railway Co. v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Gibbs v. Minneapolis Fire Department Relief Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Evans v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Nichols's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- State ex rel. City of Duluth v. District CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
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- Berkholz v. BenepeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
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