Hartwell Motor Co., Inc. v. Hickerson

H. 0. Hickerson, an automobile mechanic, while working for the Hartwell Motor Company, died very suddenly, and this proceeding was instituted by his widow to recover compensation for herself and her two infant children. Payment is resisted upon the grounds that death did not result from accidental injury and failure to give the statutory thirty days’ written notice.

The trial court found that death was the result of accident, and that, in the circumstances, petitioner was excusable for failing to give written notice.

The Hartwell Motor Company is sales agent for the Chrysler automobile in…