Dependents of Shaw v. Freeman C. Harms Piano Co.
South Dakota Supreme Court
■ Appeal front ''Circuit Court, Day .County. Hon. Frank Anderson, Judge! Proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Daw, by the Dependents of Claude D- Shaw, deceased, against The Fred -C. Harms Piano Company, a corporation, and the 'United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company, a corporation, for recovery of a claim for damage's resulting from the death of said decedent through negligence of defendant' Piano Company.
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■ Appeal front ''Circuit Court, Day .County. Hon. Frank Anderson, Judge! Proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Daw, by the Dependents of Claude D- Shaw, deceased, against The Fred -C. Harms Piano Company, a corporation, and the 'United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company, a corporation, for recovery of a claim for damage's resulting from the death of said decedent through negligence of defendant' Piano Company. From' a judgment for plaintiffs by the circuit court upon appeal thereto from the decision of the Industrial Commissioner, and from an order denying' a new trial,' defendants…
1Opinion of the CourtGate'S, J.
The decedent, Claude L. Shaw, -was found dead adjacent to a highway near AVebster, S. D., August 3, 1918. He was in the employ of the defendant piano company. Claim; was made 'by his dependents for recovery under the Workmen’s Compensation Law (Laws 1917, c. 376.) 'Failing to agree upon an award, the Industrial Commissioner was notified, and a board of arbitration was formed as provided -by law. After hearing and considering the evidence, the board found that decedent lost his life on August 2, 1918, by the overturning of an automobile driven by himself, while he was under the influence of…
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