McMurray's Case

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a self insurer, from a decree of the Superior Court awarding compensation to dependents on account of the death of an employee, in accordance with a decision of the reviewing board of the Industrial Accident Board which affirmed and adopted the findings and decision of the single member.

The single member found “that the decedent in this case suffered an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment on October 19, 1951, and that death ensued and was causally connected to said injury, having been incurred because of additional…