Argonaut Insurance Co. v. Almon

Bell, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from an award in favor of claimants by a single director of the Board of Workmen’s Compensation against the employer and his insurance carrier which was adopted by the full board and affirmed by the Superior Court of Troup County.

Claimants are the minor children of Jerry Almon. On September 19, 1967, Almon was killed in a grade crossing collision with a train while in the employ of the defendant employer. At the time of the fatal accident, the deceased was driving a truck, heavily loaded with sand, in an easterly direction. The train was traveling in a…