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Reid v. Automatic Electric Washer Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 4, 1920PublishedCited by 31 opinions

Appeal from Jasper District Court. — Chas. A. Dewey, Judge. This is a proceeding under the Iowa Workmen’s Compensation Statute, by dependents, to recover for the death of a workman from an injury alleged to have arisen out of and in the course of his employment by defendants. The claim was disallowed by the arbitration committee before which the evidence ivas taken.

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Appeal from Jasper District Court. — Chas. A. Dewey, Judge. This is a proceeding under the Iowa Workmen’s Compensation Statute, by dependents, to recover for the death of a workman from an injury alleged to have arisen out of and in the course of his employment by defendants. The claim was disallowed by the arbitration committee before which the evidence ivas taken. The evidence ivas all certified, and was properly before the commissioner and before the district court, and is before us. On review before the industrial commissioner, the conclusion of the arbitration committee was sustained.…

1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.

No question is made but that claimants were dependents, and the committee found that deceased, George M. Reid, was contributing $20 per month to their support. Deceased, an unmarried man, and claimants, constituted one family. Two of the claimants are his parents. Deceased ivas in the employ of defendant washer company, and was one of its foremen. The factory was a block long, east and west, with various partitions, and had an exit at the west and another to the east, through the office. The west part of it was two stories high, and the east part, four stories. Deceased worked in the…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. New York Central Railroad Company v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. McNicol's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
  3. Pace v. Appanoose CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
  4. Eugene Dietzen Co. v. Industrial BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1917
  5. Rayner v. Sligh Furniture Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1914

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