Backlund v. General Motors Corp.

This petition for examination of an allegedly defective piece of machinery is stated to be under G. L. c. 153, § 9, which permits one injured through some defect in his employer’s machinery to obtain a Superior Court order for examination of the machinery. General Laws c. 152, § 68 (as amended through St. 1949, c. 427, § 8), provides that c. 153 “shall not apply to employees of an insured person or a self-insurer” under the Workmen’s Compensation Law (c. 152). The defendant was so insured. No evidence is reported. There is no report of material facts. The entry of the decree imported a…