Rufo's Case

This case arises under the Workmen’s Compensation Act and is before this court on an appeal by the employee from a final decree of the Superior Court dismissing his claim. The following facts were set out in the final decree. The employee sustained injuries on June 17, 1959, while working as an employee of the insured. The employee brought an action of tort for negligence against a third party to recover for his injuries by a writ entered in the Superior Court on March 7, 1960. The employee filed a claim for compensation against the insurer on April 27, 1964, although he did not discontinue…