Plecity v. George McLachlan Hat Co.

Maltbie, C. J,

In this case the commissioner made a pro forma award. Section 5266 of the General Statutes provides that if the commissioner finds that a claim before him involves a doubtful question of law, which the public interest requires should be finally and definitely determined, he may find the facts as in other cases and make his award pro forma; that such an award shall be of the same effect as one in an ordinary case except in certain particulars which are then stated as follows: On the filing of the award the question comes before the Superior Court as though an appeal had been…