Linnane v. Aetna Brewing Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal by the respondent from a judgment of the Superior Court in Hartford County, Case, J., affirming the finding and award of the Compensation Commissioner of the first district in favor of the claimant. The claimant’s decedent was employed by the respondent as one of three firemen each working eight hours, the decedent’s regular shift being from 7 a. m. to 3 p. m. On the 13th and 14th days of December, 1915, there was the heaviest snowfall in Hartford for ten years.
Read the full summary
Appeal by the respondent from a judgment of the Superior Court in Hartford County, Case, J., affirming the finding and award of the Compensation Commissioner of the first district in favor of the claimant. The claimant’s decedent was employed by the respondent as one of three firemen each working eight hours, the decedent’s regular shift being from 7 a. m. to 3 p. m. On the 13th and 14th days of December, 1915, there was the heaviest snowfall in Hartford for ten years. Street railway traffic was interrupted, and snow drifted in the streets to the depth of several feet. The temperature varied…
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The claimant’s brief correctly states that this case presents two questions of law: first, whether the decedent sustained a “personal injury” within the meaning of the statute; the second, whether it arose “out of and in the course of his employment.”
In our opinion the first question is decisive of the ease, and it must be answered in the light of two recent decisions of this court. Miller v. American Steel & Wire Co., 90 Conn. 349, 97 Atl. 345, and Larke v. Hancock Mutual Life Ins. Co., 90 Conn. 303, 97 Atl. 320. The Miller case decides that our Compensation Act does not award compensation…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Larke v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
- Miller v. American Steel & Wire Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
3Cited by41 opinions
- City of San Francisco v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
- Madore v. New Departure Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Texas Employers' Ins. v. JimenezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Lake v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- Hansen v. GordonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
36 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.