Hensley v. Caswell Action Committee, Inc.

EXUM, Justice.

The deceased, a boy of 14 years, drowned in the Yanceyville Reservoir while on the job he was hired to do by defendant Caswell Action Committee, Inc., after being generally instructed by his supervisor not to go in the water. The Court of Appeals held that his death was not compensable. We reverse. We also conclude that the Deputy Commissioner who heard the case on remand from the Industrial Commission properly limited the hearing to testimony concerning wage rates. Finally we conclude the Industrial Commission erred in its determination of the average weekly wage to be used in…