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RYDER'S CASE

341 Mass. 661 (1961)

171 N.E.2d 475

JAMES W. RYDER'S CASE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

January 12, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred L. Morin, (John P. Mulvihill with him), for the claimant.

Daniel A. Canning, for the insurer.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., SPALDING, WILLIAMS, WHITTEMORE, & CUTTER, JJ.

SPALDING, J.

On July 26, 1955, James W. Ryder, hereinafter called the claimant, fell from a roof on which he was working, and was injured. That his injury arose out of and in the course of his work is not in issue. The sole question is whether he was an employee within the intendment of G.L.c. 152. The single member ruled that he was, and awarded compensation; the reviewing board ruled that he was not, and denied compensation. The Superior Court entered a decree in...

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