Legal Opinion
Hopkins v. Matchless Metal Polish Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 27, 1923PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, C. J.
The defendant company, a foreign corporation, made a contract of employment with the plaintiff in New Jersey which contemplated that he should render service in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York.- The plaintiff’s injuries arose in the course of and out of his employment in Connecticut. Both the company and the insurer claim that the Commissioner- had no jurisdiction of this claim.
We have held that our Workmen’s Compensation Act was of the elective kind, that “the relation arising between these employers and employees was that of contract” (Kennerson v. Thames Towboat Co., 89 Conn. 367,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Powers v. Hotel Bond Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- Matter of Post v. . Burger GohlkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Kennerson v. Thames Towboat Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- Anderson v. Miller Scrap Iron Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1919
- State v. District Court of Hennepin CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Bradford Electric Light Co. v. ClapperSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Saharceski v. MarcureMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Miller Bros. Construction Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- Cleveland v. U.S. Printing Ink, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Lester v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
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