Goldberg v. Commissioner of Civil Service

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus, brought by Simon Goldberg, who was enrolled in the classified list in the service of the Commonwealth. He was duly certified and regularly appointed to the position of painter at the Boston City Hospital. On February 3, 1925, he was taken ill as the result of lead poisoning, said illness arising out of and in the course of his employment. As a consequence thereof he was placed under workmen’s compensation, as provided by law for cases of sickness and injuries of this nature, and received compensation from the city of Boston until May 19, 1929, when…