Turnquist v. Hannon
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort in the name of Ida C. Turnquist, the administratrix of the estate of Peter Turnquist, who, while employed as a cement helper by the Simpson Brothers Company, a corporation, received injuries resulting in his death, the action being brought for the benefit of the Contractors Mutual Liability Insurance Company, against a master teamster whose servant’s negligence caused the injuries and death of the plaintiff’s intestate, the the declaration containing a first count for…
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Tort in the name of Ida C. Turnquist, the administratrix of the estate of Peter Turnquist, who, while employed as a cement helper by the Simpson Brothers Company, a corporation, received injuries resulting in his death, the action being brought for the benefit of the Contractors Mutual Liability Insurance Company, against a master teamster whose servant’s negligence caused the injuries and death of the plaintiff’s intestate, the the declaration containing a first count for conscious suffering and expenses and a second count for causing the death of the intestate. Writ dated January 2, 1913.…
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
An employee, in the course of his employment by a subscriber under the workmen’s compensation act, received mortal injuries through the negligence of an agent of the defendant acting within the scope of his duty. Thereafter, the widow of the employee, who was appointed administratrix of his estate, *562made an agreement, both individually and as administratrix, with the insurance company through which the employer was insured, as to the compensation due her for its liability under the act, which was approved by the Industrial Accident Board. St. 1911, c. 751, Part III, § 4, as amended by St.…
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