Stanton v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

EUBANK, Judge.

This review of the Industrial Commission’s award questions whether the hearing officer erred in setting the petitioner’s average monthly wage at $80.43.

The petitioner, a high school student and a minor, was employed by the respondent employer on its farm, performing farm labor during the summer months. While so employed, petitioner was injured on August 20, 1973, and subsequently filed a claim for compensation benefits. Following a formal hearing in Tucson, the hearing officer, on *19October 27, 1975, filed his findings and award establishing an average monthly wage at…