Bolden's Case
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Appeal to the Superior Court under the workmen’s compensation act from a decision of the Industrial Accident Board as follows: “The Industrial Accident Board, revising the findings and decision of the board member [[which awarded compensation to the employee], find and decide that the personal injury received by the employee . . . did not arise out of and in the course of his employment.” The appeal was heard by King, J. Material facts are described in the opinion.
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Appeal to the Superior Court under the workmen’s compensation act from a decision of the Industrial Accident Board as follows: “The Industrial Accident Board, revising the findings and decision of the board member [[which awarded compensation to the employee], find and decide that the personal injury received by the employee . . . did not arise out of and in the course of his employment.” The appeal was heard by King, J. Material facts are described in the opinion. By order of the judge a decree was entered “upon all the evidence that the personal injury received by the employee on October…
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
Bolden was employed by-a subscriber under the workmen’s compensation act. The subscriber provided for the use of its employees that which is termed in each brief a “bubble fountain.” There was no drinking glass at the fountain. “It is the kind that one squeezes and the water comes out.” It is apparent that it was designed to be used by drinking from it directly. Bolden testified that he had been made ill on an earlier occasion by drinking cold water from the fountain. There was also a faucet at a sink where he had at times drunk water. It did not appear that this was intended for drinking…
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