Dawson v. Southern Ry. Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Ci-iiEE Justice Bonham.

While Raymond I. Dawson was in the employ of the State Hospital for South Carolina he was struck by a train of the Southern Railway Company and suffered injuries from which he died. The beneficiaries of his estate filed claim with the commissioners of the South Carolina Workmen’s Compensation Act claiming damages against the employer, the State Hospital, and were awarded by the commission the sum of Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-one ($1,-991.00) Dollars, which was paid by the State Hospital.

This action was then brought by W. K.…