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WHEAT v. RED STAR EXPRESS LINES

156 Conn. 245 (1968)

CATHERINE F. WHEAT ET AL. v. RED STAR EXPRESS LINES ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided March 14, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adrian W. Maher, with whom were Kevin J. Maher and, on the brief, Brian P. Maher, for the appellants (defendants).

Lawrence P. Weisman, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

ALCORN, HOUSE, COTTER, THIM and RYAN, JS.

HOUSE, J.

The three plaintiffs are young illegitimate children of Harbin Wheat, who was killed in an accident in New Canaan on August 16, 1963. At the time of the accident, he was acting in the course of his employment by Red Star Express Lines, hereinafter referred to as the defendant. The plaintiffs filed a claim for benefits pursuant to the Workmen's Compensation Act (General Statutes [Rev. of 1962], c. 568), and, after a hearing, the compensation commissioner...

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