Rideaux v. Torgrimson

The question presented for decision by this case is whether an action for damages sustained by an employee because of personal injuries survives the death of his employer under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation, Insurance and Safety Act of 1917, as they existed in 1936. (Stats. 1917, p. 831, as amended; Deering’s General Laws, 1931 ed., Act 4749.)

By the plaintiff’s complaint she alleged that while employed by John and Anna Torgrimson and acting in the course and scope of her employment, she suffered personal injuries as a result of the negligent operation of an automobile by John…