Sleyster v. Eugene Donzelot & Son

The controversy herein arose under the provisions of the Act of 1925 (Laws 1925, p. 375) known as the Workmen's Compensation Law. The respondent here is the widow, and was the sole dependent of her husband, William G. Sleyster, who died on the 25th day of January, 1927, as the result of accidental injuries sustained while in the course of his employment at the place of his employers, appellants, Eugene Douzolet and Son, in the city of St. Louis. At the time of his death and for more than a year prior thereto, the deceased has been an employee of appellants at a weekly wage of $57.69 per week,…