Torres v. Trenton Times Newspaper

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Sullivan, J.

Petitioner, a newsboy delivering papers for respondent, was injured while servicing his route.

He filed a claim petition for compensation with the Division of Workmen’s Compensation and was awarded six and one-seventh weeks temporary disability benefits, and forty-five weeks permanent partial disability benefits for the 15% loss of the use of his right arm. The Division found that petitioner earned approximately $7.75 per week for seven hours part-time work. It refused to construct a work week greater than the hours actually worked by…