Virgilio v. United States Rubber Co.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. It is before us on the appeal of the petitioner from the approval by the workmen’s compensation commission of certain agreements and from their denial of his petition to hold the respondent in contempt for failure to continue payments under a preliminary agreement.

On March 7, 1943 petitioner suffered an injury to his right arm in the course of his employment with respondent. On April 9 the parties entered into a preliminary agreement under the workmen’s compensation act, general laws 1938, chapter 300, hereinafter called the act, by which petitioner was…