James v. Shapiro

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

In this workmen’s compensation case the controlling question is whether deceased was an employee of defendant Shapiro at the time of his death. Claimant, the widow of deceased, was awarded compensation by the referee. On appeal the Workmen’s Compensation Board affirmed the referee’s findings of fact, conclusions of law, and award. Defendants’ appeal to the court below was dismissed, and judgment entered for claimant.

Deceased had been employed by Shapiro for ten years prior to his death as an assistant janitor in the latter’s apartment house, known as Chatham Court,…