Krull v. Industrial Commission

Deference will be made to the parties as they appeared in the court below.

Defendant, the Industrial Commission of Ohio, appeals to this court on questions of law from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Mahoning county entered upon a jury verdict for the plaintiffs in their action on appeal to determine their rights to participate in the workmen’s compensation fund of Ohio, as a result of the death of their decedent, William J. Krull.

The evidence discloses that decedent, William J. Krull, a welder by trade, operating in the city of Youngstown, Ohio, under the trade name and style of…