Peterson v. Industrial Commission

The sole issue on this appeal is whether the accident arose out of the employment.

Mrs. Minnie Freeman who was the city clerk of the defendant city of New London sustained a broken right hip as a result of falling on the concrete sidewalk in front of the New London city hall on her way to work on the morning of January 16, 1951. Four months later she suffered a paralytic stroke from cerebral apoplexy which may have been due to a blood clot resulting from the fracture. She filed an application for workmen’s compensation against the city, which is a self-insurer under the Workmen’s Compensation…