Kopchak v. Lincoln Gas Coal Co.

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

The facts of this case are not in dispute. Plaintiff’s husband, while employed as a laborer by the Lincoln Gas Coal Company, died June 7,1920, as a result of injuries sustained June 3,1920, in the course of his employment. The expenses of his last illness amounted to $138.50, $100 of which was paid to a physician; $31.50 to a hospital, and $7 for an ambulance, all of which was paid by defendant. The funeral expenses were in excess of $100. The referee awarded the; plaintiff .widow compensation at the rate of $10 per week from June 18,1920, *538to March 18,1926, a period of…