Hudson v. State Compensation Commissioner

Maxwell, Judge:

Joe Vines was killed August 24, 1938, while at work in a coal mining operation of Pond Creek Pocahontas Company. There is no assertion of right to compensation by his widow because they had been separated for several years prior to his death, and she was not dependent on him.

Claims for compensation were filed on behalf of his infant child, Sarah, and his mother, Serlena Hudson. The Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner awarded compensation to the child but refused an award to the employee’s mother. On appeal by the latter to the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board, that body…