Bruno's Case

The claimant, a selectman of the town of Athol, was injured on October 20, 1957, while perambulating the town boundaries, and contends that in so doing he was an employee of the town and is entitled to workmen’s compensation. Both the single member and the reviewing board decided against his contention. A final decree recited that the claimant was injured “while he was in the course of performing a duty incumbent upon him as an elected officer of the insured town by virtue of G. L. c. 42, § 2, that he was not 'an employee’ of the town,” and dismissed his claim. The claimant appealed.

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