Carvalho v. Cass Putnam Hotel Co.

On September 5, 1925, one Joseph Carvalho (or Cabalo) suffered a fatal accidental injury while employed by defendant Cass Putnam Hotel Company, which was duly reported by his employer to the commission of the department of labor and industry as the workmen’s compensation act provides. Thereafter proceedings were duly instituted by counsel before the commission in behalf of plaintiffs, as deceased’s parents and sister, for an award of dependency compensation.

On April 8, 1926, their counsel filed a verified petition with the commission for letters rogatory to take the testimony of Augusto de…