Moleski v. Bohen

This is a workmen's compensation matter in which the deputy commissioner dismissed the petition and held that the petitioner's decedent had not died as the result of an accident arising out of and in the course of the employment. On appeal, the then Hudson County Court of Common Pleas reversed, holding that petitioner's decedent died of injuries sustained in an accident arising out of and in the course of the employment.

From a study of the evidence we find the following facts: Alexander Moleski, Jr., age 37, was, on May 29, 1947, employed by respondents as a truck driver. On the day in…