Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
FOR CLAIMANTS ON ALL COUNTS

for using the elevator.
 It is further found that employees. both men and young girls. used the elevator daily, the girls always with the operator, but one witness tthe handy many testified that he most always found slle ire door unhook- cd, and because of the fact that the regular operator was very often away from the elevator and did not respond When the bell was rung to summon him, that he (the handy man) had op- eTated the elevator himself on many occasions, and that finding the tire- door unlocked, so that it could be
 opened from the room side, was a common thing. and he always expect
 ed to find conditions such when, he sought the elevator. The printed mo-
 tice in question was rather in the
 way of an invitation on the part of the employers for the employees to use
 the elevatsr but at their ewfi risk,
 an invitation which the employees ac- eepted daily under conditions which
 were anything but safe and which
 conditions were known by the re- spondert. employer, who neither took steps to have the elevator operated under safe conditions, nor stopped the use of the same by employees, nor pen alized the employees who used it, in any way whatever.
 For the reason above stated, which are also considered more fully in the memorandum which accompanies this finding. it is found that the injuries received by said Genevieve Saunders were not due to serious and willfu1 misconduct on her part; although the injuries were serious, there is nothing to show that her act in going frohl her work to the elevator was willful mis- conduct. or that she deliberately went from her work to the elevator with any intention of doing anything which would cause an injury to herself, or | in expectation of receiving an injury Of any kind. She did what she and other girls did every day with no harm resulting. and it is not found that in so doing she disobeyed any rule to such an extent that it could | be called 3 case of serious and will full misconduct.
 As to the question of dependency, it 1 is found from the testimony that the father Of the decedent. John Saund- ! CTS. is 43 years Of age, carpenter, and his average weekly wages are about s23.s6. The only other child 1 beside the decedent is 8 son aged 16 1 years, who is plumbers apprentice. earning SC week. and as previously l stated the decedent earned s6.73 a
 week with s1 bonus when she work ed full time.
 It is found that these three members
 of the family turned in all their earn ings for the support of the family, the total amount each week being about s42.5S, which sum was expended by the mother for housekeeping neces- sities. The mother testified that she spent ali this amount each week, and did not save any of it.
 In estirnati ting the amount of the family expenses, it is found that they Espent much more each week than they earned, that they had no savings bank
 account. and that all the moneys re- ceived from the various members of ftEe family were used to maintain tl1eif sstardard of living
 The claimants testified that the de- cedent turned in to her mother eacf
 week all her wages. and that the mother bought her clothing. and used the rest toward the family expenses
 and thai they denende7 on thu
 amount so received each week iron
 the daughter to help pay their OK. penses.
 In view of these circumstances. i is found that the claimants are par.
 tial dependents of the decedent.