Conlon v. City of Lawrence

The plaintiff was employed as a carpenter in the street department of the city of Lawrence and while performing the duties of his employment received an injury to his left hand on May 11, 1932. The defendant city had accepted the provisions of the workmen’s compensation act (St. 1913, c. 807; G. L. [Ter. Ed.] c. 152, § 69) and, during a period of total incapacity following his injury, the plaintiff was paid compensation by the defendant under the act. Upon his return to work he signed an agreement for the discontinuance of compensation. He was then somewhat incapacitated for labor but he was…