McCrudden v. Venditto Bros., Inc.

This is an employee’s original petition for benefits under the workmen’s compensation act. A trial commissioner found that the employee’s average pre-injury weekly earnings were $14 and awarded him compensation of $20 per week for the period of his total incapacity. On the employee’s appeal the full commission affirmed, and the case is now here on his appeal from its decree.

The petitioner’s sole employment for the last 25 years has been with respondent. It operated various rides and games at carnivals, and petitioner’s job was to assemble and dismantle those rides. On Saturday of each week…