Cherokee Brick Co. v. Bishop

The issue presented for our determination by this appeal is whether Dorothy Hilton and J. H. Hilton, aged five years and seven years, respectively, grandchildren of Robert Bishop, deceased, and at the time of the latter’s death members of his household, and wholly dependent upon him for their support and maintenance, may be awarded compensation under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law, Acts 1919, chapter 123, on account of the death of their grandfather, which was occasioned by an industrial accident rendering his employer liable to pay compensation under said statute.

The…