Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-04
COMPENSATION BINDINGS
 I'M TWO CASES.
Commissioner Describes How Injuries Occurred Under Which Claims Were Made.

Compensation Commissioner Dr. James J. Donohue has filed with the clerk Of the superior court his official findings in the case of Mrs. Minnie L. Flynn, claimant against the Norwich state hospital On account of the death of her husband, Daniel l.. Flynn, and In the case of Albert T. Branch of 35 Broad street, Stonington, claimant against the Amos D. Bridges Sons Co. Inc, of Hazardville.
 In each he gives in detail his find- Ing as to how the accident occurred on account of which compensation was claimed under the workmen's com- pensation act
 In The Flynn Case.
 In the Flynn case his finding is as follows:
 On the 2sth day of June, 1915 at s.So a. m., while in the employ of the respondent in the town of Preston, said Daniel L. Flynn met his death by being trampled to death by a bull, said injury and death arising out of and in the course of his employment, under the following circumstances: Said Daniel l.. Flynn went into the stall in company with another man the bulls nose and the bull swung his head away from his, which caused MT. Flynn to lose his grasp on the ring, and then the bull swung his head back and struck Mfr. Flynn in the chest and knocked him down and trempled him to death. his ribs being fractured on both sides. The deceased left survivin him a widow, Minnie L.. Flynn, with whom deceased was living at the time of his death and who was receiving support from him regular ".
 It appearing that the claimant, widow of the decedent, is his sole de- pendent it follows that she is en- titled to compensation, and said hear ing was called that an award might be made and in order to save costs incl dental othe appointment of an ad- ministratrix in the present case.
 The widow is to be paid s5 per week for SIP weeks. The S1o0 for burial expenses has already been paid by the respondent.
 In the Bransh Case.
 In the case of Albert T. Branch, the finding stated in part as follows:
 It was found that the claimant was regularly employed by the respondent as watchman to keep automobiles of the Stonington end of the work being done by the respondent, but that the regular night watchman thought that it might be necessary to have an ex- tra man on hand on the night oi July 4. in case any trouble occurring from the use of fire works in the neighborhocd of the location of some tanks of asphalt which were being kept in proper condition to use in the work of the respondent on the follow ing Tuesday morning after the holiday mentioned above, and for this particu- lar night MT. Branch was engaged to assist the regular night fireman. While So engaged claimant received an in- jury to his left eye, caused by a piece of frecracker thrown by a party land- ing at his feet and flying up into his eye, causing a hemorrhage of same Claimant was attended by Dr. Little oi StoniDgton, who sent him to an eye specialist, pr. F. O. Winship, of New London, who had him placed in the Lawrence hospital at New London where he remained about two weeks
 MT. Branch was to be paid at the rate of s per week from July 15 uF to and including July 31, amounting to $12.14 with s per week thereafter dur ing disability together with hospital medical, and surgical services as pro- vided for in the worlmen's compen- sation act.