Fuhrmann v. Keenan

Richard B. Fuhrmann, the -son of Emile F. Fuhrmann, and his wife, .Agnes Fuhrmann, while in the employ of the defendant in a hazardous occupation, received injuries through an accident on March 26, 1927, from which he died 2 days thereafter. His wages, at the time of the accident, were $15.40 per week. The plaintiffs brought this suit, under the Workmen’s Compensation Statutes of Louisiana, upon the ground that they were dependent upon the earnings of their deceased son. They prayed for a judgment decreeing them compensation at the rate of $10.01 per week for 300 weeks, $100 for burial…