Smith v. State Highway Commission
Indiana Court of Appeals
From the Industrial Board of Indiana. Proceedings for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act by Harry O. Smith, guardian, and others against the State Highway Commission. From the award made by the Industrial Board, the applicants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDausman, C. J.
— On September 7, 1921, the full Industrial Board made a finding which establishes the following facts: On November 8, 1920, one William H. Joyner, while in the employment of the state highway commission, received an injury by accident which resulted in his almost instant death. The deceased workman’s average weekly wage was $21. He left surviving as his sole dependents, his wife, Leona Joyner; his daughter, Anna Marie Joyner, one year of age; and William H. Joyner, Junior, a posthumous child who was born April 21, 1921, and died June 21, 1921.
The board awarded compensation for the widow at…
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