Legal Opinion
Hoage v. Murch Bros. Const. Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 1, 1931No. 5010PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRONER, Associate Justice.
On December 3, 1928, Turner Sutton, a resident of the District of Columbia, while employed as a laborer by Mureh Bros. Construction Company, one of appellees, received injuries from which he died. Thereafter a claim for compensation under the District of Columbia Workmen’s Compensation Act was filed with the Compensation Commission by Sadie Turner Sutton, as his surviving common-law wife. A hearing was had; the injury, death, and notice were admitted, as well as the relationship of employer and employee and that the services then being performed by deceased were…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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