M & M Parking Co. v. Industrial Commission

The claimant, Mattie Hill, by her guardian, filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act alleging that as the dependent aunt of Rossie Johnson she was entitled to an award of compensation on account of Johnson’s death, which resulted from a fall from an elevator on the premises of his employer, M & M Parking Company. Following a hearing before an arbitrator for the Commission, compensation was denied on the grounds that Johnson’s death did not arise out of and in the course of his employment. After hearing additional evidence on review, the Industrial…