Nash v. Meguschar

This cause was transferred from a decision of the Appellate Court reversing a negative award by the Industrial Board.

The record indicates that appellants’ decedent, William C. Nash, was accidentally killed while hauling logs for appellees on October 6, 1947, leaving appellants, his widow and four children, as his dependents. The children ranged in age from eight months to eleven years.

Decedent’s employment by appellees was in the following manner: On September 16, 1947 decedent wrote appellees an offer as follows:

“Spencer Wood Products Company Spencer, Indiana

Gentlemen:

As you probably know, I…