Johnson ex rel. Johnson v. Snyder Chemical Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This appeal arises from a proceeding under the workmen’s compensation act. Unless otherwise indicated all references to that act are to chapter and section numbers as the act appears in the General Statutes of 1949.

On December 3, 1953, Jerry Edward Johnson filed his claim for compensation which showed his age was 19 years and that he sustained injuries on April 24, 1953. The application was set for hearing on January 8, 1954, and on the day of the hearing the application was amended to name claimant’s father as his next friend and natural…