Brooks v. Bethlehem Steel Co.

These are appeals from a judgment which reversed as to two claimants on the jury’s verdict, and affirmed as to two others on judgment n.o.v., a decision of the State Industrial Accident Commission.

Herman Brooks was injured on October 11, 1948, while working for Bethlehem Steel Company, and died a few days later. He left surviving an illegitimate child, Irene Johnson, eleven years old, a legitimate child, Joyce, seven years old, and his parents. He had killed his wife when Joyce was eight months old, and had been convicted of murder and sentenced to eighteen years imprisonment. On February 5,…