Legal Opinion
Hughes's Case
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 24, 1931PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is a proceeding under the workmen’s compensation act. The employee, Alfred Hughes, received fatal injuries as the result of falling down an elevator shaft in a building owned by the insured.
There is no dispute about the facts. On November 26, 1929, the employee and one Courtermarche, a fellow employee, were working on the third floor of the building cleaning and painting the ceilings and walls. They started work about 7:15 that morning. At about nine or 9:15 o’clock Hughes told his associate that he was going to get a drink of water, and then went down to the “bubbler” on the floor…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Sponatski's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
- Sundine's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Von Ette's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Sanderson's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Dow's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Hough v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Caccamo's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Sylvia's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Wozniak's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Adams v. George Lawley & Son Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
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