Garbutt v. Stoll

Plaintiff seeks to recover compensation for the death of her son, George Garbutt, Jr., upon whom she claims to have been totally dependent. The deputy commissioner of the department of labor and industry found plaintiff was totally dependent upon deceased and entered an award of $18 a week. The award was affirmed by the department. Defendants appeal.

George Garbutt, Jr., suffered an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of his employment June 26, 1936, and died on the same day as a result of the injury. His mother, Mrs. Garbutt, was a widow, her husband having died in October,…