CANAVAN'S CASE


331 Mass. 444 (1954)

120 N.E.2d 206

JOSEPH CANAVAN'S (dependent's) CASE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

June 4, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick B. Hobart, (Walter F. Levis with him,) for the self insurer.

Frederick T. Doyle, Jr., for the claimant.

Present: QUA, C.J., RONAN, WILKINS, SPALDING, & COUNIHAN, JJ.


SPALDING, J.

On May 29, 1951, the employee, Joseph Canavan, received an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment from which, on the same day, he died. His wife had predeceased him and his sole survivor was a son John, the claimant here, who was then sixteen years old. In a prior proceeding dependency compensation at the rate of $25 a week was awarded the claimant by the board under G.L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 152, § 31, and a decree in accordance with...

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