Lewis v. Hamilton Veneer Co.

Mr. Associate Justice Stukes

delivered the unanimous Opinion of the Court:

Adam Lewis was an employee of Hamilton Veneer Company of Orangeburg and suffered a compensable accident on September 11, 1942, whereby he was totally disabled for a time and finally lost two fingers of his left hand. He died from natural causes, unrelated to the accident, on the following November 4th.

His widow, Adrianna, filed claim with the Industrial Commission as his dependent for a small amount of accrued, but unpaid, compensation for total disability and for the specific award provided by law for the injury to his…