Markham v. Town of Middletown

The plaintiff is the widow and dependent of Walter R. Markham of Middletown, who was killed in February, 1923, while doing manual work on a public tree of the town of Middletown. Mr. Markham was then the duly appointed tree warden of the town, under General Statutes, § 2145. His widow and dependent seeks compensation from the town upon the ground that when injured he was in the employ of the town, and that his injury arose out of and in the course of his employment. The town claims that he was killed in performing his duty as a tree warden, and that as a public official injured in the…