Douthwright v. Champlin
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal by the respondent Champlin from a finding and award of compensation to the claimant Douthwright for an injury sustained by him, taken to and tried by the Superior Court in Hartford County, Case, J.; the court adjudged that the Compensation Commissioner had no jurisdiction in the premises, and remanded the case to him with direction to dismiss the proceeding, and from this judgment the claimant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
From the finding of the commissioner it appears that a contract of employment existed between the claimant, Douthwright, and the respondent Champlin, on March 5th, 1915, and for about two years prior thereto. Both the parties lived in Massachusetts, and Champlin’s principal place of business was in that State, and the contract was made there.
Shortly before March 5th, 1915, Champlin instructed the father of the claimant to go to Hartford, Connecticut, and sink a shaft for an elevator, and the claimant went with his father as his assistant in this work. On March 5th, 1915, the claimant…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. GeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Gould's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
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