Mangrum v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.

John Mangrum was accidentally killed while in the employ of the J. A. Sloan Company. He was survived by his widow, Octa Mangrum. They had no children.

The Sloan Company operated under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, and was insured by the defendant company.

The weekly wage paid deceased by the Sloan Company was $15.

Liability was conceded, but a controversy arose as to the amount of compensation the petitioner, was entitled to receive under a proper interpretation of the Workmen’s Compensation Act of 1919 (Public Acts 1919, chapter 123), as amended by the Act of 19.23 (Public Acts 1923, chapter…