Hall v. Village of Montague

Edna Hall, widow of deceased, presented her claim for compensation against the village of Montague for the accidental killing of Charles Hall, on August 15, 1928, while he was in the employ of defendant as village marshal and street commissioner. The sole defense relied on was that the accident did not arise out of and in the course of deceased’s employment. A hearing was had before a deputy commissioner who denied compensation. Plaintiff appealed to the department of labor and industry, and the award of the deputy commissioner on arbitration was reversed and compensation granted at the rate…