Wallace v. Lux Clock Co.

While in the employ of the named defendant, Wallace, on March 29th, 1932, in pushing his chair back from the bench at which he worked, slipped and fell, with an alleged resulting injury to his back. On March 14th, 1933, a written “agreement and stipulation as to compensation” was signed by the named defendant, “employer,” Travelers Insurance Company, “insurer,” William M. Wallace, “employee” and Mary Y. Wallace, “wife and dependent,” and the signed approval of commissioner was written thereon.

The following day the commissioner made a “finding and award by stipulation” reciting that the…