Claim of Dalton v. Journeymen, Plumbers & Apprentice Steamfitters

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board awarding death benefits, appellants contending that decedent’s death did not arise out of and in the course of his employment and that, in any event, the claim is barred by reason of claimant’s compromise of her third-party action without the carrier’s consent. Decedent, David Dalton, worked for appellant employer, a labor union, as its business agent. He was its sole employee and his work required him to maintain irregular hours and be on call 24 hours a day. Decedent frequently worked in the evening and when he left his home on…