Bagge's Case

The parents of the decedent Bagge appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court reversing the award of double compensation ordered by the single member of the Industrial Accident Board (IAB) and upheld by the reviewing board. The award of single compensation is not at issue. Under G. L. c. 152, § 28, as appearing in St. 1943, c. 529, § 9, double compensation is to be awarded “[i]f the employee is injured by reason of the serious and wilful misconduct of an employer____The employment of any minor, known to be such, in violation of any provision of sections sixty to seventy-four, inclusive, or…