Legal Opinion
Ryder's Case
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 12, 1961PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
On July 26,1955, James W. Ryder, hereinafter called the claimant, fell from a roof on which he was working, and was injured. That his injury arose out of and in the course of his work is not in issue. The sole question is whether he was an employee within the intendment of Gr. L'. c. 152. The single member ruled that he was, and awarded compensation; the reviewing board ruled that he was not, and denied compensation. The Superior Court entered a decree in accordance with the reviewing board’s decision, from which the claimant appealed.
The facts, as to which there is virtually no dispute, are…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Frost v. ThompsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
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- Helvering v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
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- Ohio Drilling Co. v. State Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
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3Cited by14 opinions
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