Farm Air Corp. v. Reader

Melvin Mayfield, Chief Judge.

Bill Reader was killed in an airplane crash on May 21, 1980, while working as a crop duster for Farm Air Corporation, an uninsured employer. His widow, Doris Reader, filed a claim in the Workers’ Compensation Commission for dependency benefits and was awarded $126.00 per week.

The only issue on appeal is the amount of the award. It is Farm Air’s contention that the deceased was a seasonal employee who had worked only three days the year he was killed and that the Commission’s award based on earnings for that short period was improper.

The appellant operated a flying…