Southern Ry. Co. v. Cartwright

HITZ, Associate Justice.

This appeal by the Southern Railway Company, a corporation, is from a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, reversing an order of the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission.

On January 13, 1933, Thomas J. Cartwright, a clerical employee of the railway company, while at work in one of its offices, *547fell, struck his head against a desk, and died as a result.

The appellee, Mary E. Cartwright, filed, a claim for compensation as his widow, and the claim being controverted a hearing was had.

Appellant’s denial of liability was based upon the…