Caron's Case

The self-insurer (the company) appeals from a final decree awarding dependency compensation to the claimant widow for her benefit and for the benefit of her three minor children. The award was based upon findings of the single member as supplemented by the reviewing board.

We summarize the findings and mention for purposes of clarity undisputed facts not expressly found. Louis Caron, the deceased, who lived in Oxford, was the production control manager of the company. He worked at the main plant in Worcester. On September 25,1962, Caron was instructed by his immediate superior, one Phillips,…