Gordon v. Smith Brothers

Defendants appeal from an order of the department of labor and industry, awarding plaintiffs double compensation as dependents of their deceased son, John.

John was born January 30, 1919. On November 27, 1936, while yet under the age of 18, he was employed by defendant Smith Brothers as a driver of a city delivery truck. He was injured on December 19th and died five days later.

Plaintiffs sought recovery under 2 Comp. Laws 1929, § 8413 (2) (Stat. Ann. §17.147 [2]), which reads in part:

“Provided, that any minor under eighteen years of age whose employment at the time of injury shall be shown to…