Claim of Donnelly v. Buffalo Evening News, Inc.

Claimant, a minor 13 years of age, was employed as a newsboy, earning $9.29 per week. In the course of his employment he fell and fractured his thumb resulting in a permanent schedule loss of use of 10% of his left thumb, for which ah award *640has been made. The award is at the rate of $36 per week based upon a wage expectancy, found by the board, of $54 per week at the time of claimant’s maturity. Appellants question only the propriety of such a wage expectancy rate upon this appeal.

Claimant’s wage expectancy rate was fixed pursuant to subdivision 5 of section 14 of the Workmen’s Compensation…