Legal Opinion
Yelton v. Higgins
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 14, 1971No. 297, September Term, 1971PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, J.
Louie Dean Yelton (decedent) died on November 10, 1969, as a result of injuries received by being struck on the head by a falling tree limb. He left surviving him a widow and three minor children.
In due time, a claim was filed with the Workmen’s Compensation Commission against the appellee, Rexter C. Higgins (Higgins), alleging that decedent’s death arose from an accidental injury occasioned in the course of his employment by Higgins.
A number of issues were raised and decided by the Commission, but we are here concerned with the sole question of whether or not the decedent was a “casual…
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