Lovallo v. American Brass Co.

The plaintiff-claimant is the widow of Donato Lovallo, and seeks an award of compensation for the death of her husband from burns received while in the employ of the defendant-respondent. After hearing the parties, the commissioner, with the obvious thought that the facts raised a doubtful question of law which the public interest required should be finally and definitely determined, sought to send the case direct to the courts for consideration, and so entered a judgment pro forma, under the provisions of the statute. Counsel for the claimant, however, took an appeal from this pro forma…