Collier's Case

The employee appeals from a final decree of the Superior Court dismissing her claim for compensation under the workmen’s compensation law. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 152. According to her testimony and the findings of the single member she was employed as a waitress in a restaurant called Columbia Gardens which was located on Washington Street, Boston, at the corner of Castle Street. Her working hours were from approximately 8 p.m. until 1 a.m. when the restaurant closed. About 11:30 on the night of November 2, 1951, a man entered the restaurant and asked to be served liquor. According to…