Morse's Case

Decree affirmed. The claimant was injured while lifting a heavy pipe on June 23, 1956. No notice under G. L. c. 152, §§ 41-44, was given until April 21, 1961. From the date of injury, however, until November 16, 1956, the claimant had received sick leave benefits. Since November 30, 1956, he has received disability compensation and dependency benefits from the city’s workmen’s compensation fund. No agreement relative to compensation has been filed under G. L. e. 152, § 6. We rule as follows on the three issues raised. 1. A finding that the city assumed liability for the injury is not…