McMahon's Case
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Appeal to the Superior Court under St. 1911, e. 751, Part III, § 11, as amended by St. 1912, c. 571, § 14, from a decision of the Industrial Accident Board awarding compensation to Francis J. McMahon as the next of kin of James E. McMahon, late of Salem, dependent upon his earnings for support at the time of the injury that caused his death when he was in the employ of the Bay State Street Railway Company.
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Appeal to the Superior Court under St. 1911, e. 751, Part III, § 11, as amended by St. 1912, c. 571, § 14, from a decision of the Industrial Accident Board awarding compensation to Francis J. McMahon as the next of kin of James E. McMahon, late of Salem, dependent upon his earnings for support at the time of the injury that caused his death when he was in the employ of the Bay State Street Railway Company. The case was heard by Fox, J. The evidence reported is described in the opinion. The following extracts are taken from the report of the arbitration committee: “ When the employee died, he…
1Opinion of the CourtDe Courcy, J.
The deceased employee, James E. McMahon, on August 6,1916, sustained fatal injuries arising out of and in the *50course of his employment. The Industrial Accident Board found that the father, Francis J. McMahon, was partially dependent for support upon the decedent, within the meaning of Part II, §§ 6, 7, of the workmen’s compensation act. The contributions for the support of the father, on which this finding was based, were two: the giving by James of $27 for the purchase of certain articles of furniture and the alleged saving by him of the sum of $288.87 toward the payment of the cost of…
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