Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Dixon

YOUNG, Justice.

Mrs. Ercel Dixon, claiming as statutory dependent under the Workmen’s Compensation Law, recovered death benefits in the trial court, arising from the loss of her brother, while employed by the Geophysical Service, Inc., from which judgment, appeal is taken. Appellant insurance carrier filed suit to set aside an award of the Industrial Accident Board, favorable to Mrs. Dixon, the latter asserting claim in answer and cross-action that, after jury trial, became the basis of her final recovery of $17.30 per week over a period of 360 weeks, calculated in a lump sum. In substance,…