Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Watford

STAKELY, Justice.

'This is an action by Maggie Lee Wat-' ford against the Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company to recover benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Alabama, Code 1940, Tit. 26, § 253 et seq., for the death of her alleged husband, Will Watford, on December 1, 1942, by an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment. The trial court awarded compensation to the plaintiff for herself and her children and the case is now here on petition for certiorari.

The sole question in the case is whether Maggie Lee Watford was the lawful wife of Will Watford at the time of…