Hammer v. Workmen's Compensation Commission

This matter came on for hearing upon appeal of the claimant herein from the decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission of Saint Thomas and Saint John denying compensation for the following reasons:

1. No satisfactory evidence that the decedent was called by telephone from the West Indian Company dock.

2. Insufficient evidence to show that the decedent had left his home to go to the dock.

3. Insufficient evidence to show that the decedent had started on his way to work at the dock.

4. That the barge which the decedent was to tend did not in fact go to the dock at any time that day or that…