Homan v. Boardman River Electric Light & Power Co.

Plaintiff, as the widow and dependent of John Homan, deceased, was awarded $5.77 per week for 300 weeks by a committee on arbitration selected pursuant to the provisions of the employer’s liability act. The award was affirmed by the full board and this writ of certiorari was allowed to review such action by the board.

John Homan was a workman in the employ of the Boardman River Electric Light & Power Company, hereafter called the defendant, on Thursday, August *20717, 1916, in the work of repairing the chute in its power dam at Traverse City. He, with other employees, was at the time of the accident…