Wallin v. General Motors Corp.

Upon leave granted defendant took an appeal in the nature of certiorari from an award by the department of labor and industry awarding plaintiffs $23 per week for 400 weeks as dependency compensation on account of the death of Norton Wallin, which award was made under the statute in effect at the date of decedent’s death, February 18, 1944. Appellant claims the compensation should have been awarded under the statute in effect at the date of decedent’s injury, July 17,1943.

'Decedent Norton Wallin was an employee of Yellow Truck & Coach Manufacturing Co. (division of defendant General Motors…