Coakley v. Tidewater Construction Corp.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Fishburne.

Alfred Johnson was an employee of Tidewater Construction Corporation, and met his death by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment. He was a Negro about 18 years of age, and left no dependents under the terms of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. In a proceeding under that act, in which compensation was demanded on account of his death, the South Carolina Industrial Commission awarded one-half of the compensation to the respondent, Beatrice Gadsden Coakley, an illegitimate half-sister; and one-half to the…