Molnar v. American Smelting & Refining Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Case, J.

The litigation arises out of the Employers’ Liability Act. Plaintiff’s decedent died under circumstances hereinafter related while -at his place of employment on March 21st, 1939. The Workmen’s Compensation Bureau determined that the petitioner had not carried the burden of proof and dismissed the petition. The Middlesex Common Pleas held, on appeal, that Molnar died as the result of an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, that death was caused by overexertion whereby the decedent suffered an accidental strain of the…