Gates v. A. G. Dewey Co.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal by tbe defendants from an award of the Commissioner of Industries, holding that the plaintiff was entitled to compensation from the A. G. Dewey Company, as the dependent widow of William E. Gates, an employee of the A. G. Dewey Company, who died from injuries received in the course of his employment. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtWatson, C. J.
[1] In defendants’ appeal, reference is made to the testimony taken by the commissioner, making a transcript thereof a part of the appeal. But this does not bring the transcript before us. A similar holding has been had so many times that citation of authority is unnecessary. The case is therefore before this Court solely on questions of law arising on the facts found and certified up by the commissioner.
Defendants assign two reasons why compensation should be denied: (1) The accident did not arise out of and in the course of the employment; (2) the wife, at the time of the accident, was…
2Cited by4 opinions
- McAllister v. BenjaminSupreme Court of Vermont · 1923
- Roller v. WarrenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1925
- Laird v. State of Vermont Highway Dept.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1939
- Kelley v. Hoosac Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1922