Kostamo v. H. G. Christman Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari to Industrial Accident Board. Maggie W. Kostamo presented her claim for compensation against the H. G. Christman Company for the accidental death of her son in defendant’s employ. From an order awarding compensation, defendant and the General Accident, Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Limited, insurer, bring certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
The applicant herein, called the plaintiff, claims compensation as a dependent of her son, John Wessala, who sustained an accidental injury while in the employ of the defendant H. G. Christman Company, in the city of Detroit on May 17, 1920, and died the same day as the result of said injuries. It was conceded on the part of the defendants that the decedent was earning. $35.10 per week at the time of the injury. The only question in controversy is whether the plaintiff was a dependent within the meaning of the compensation law, and, if so, the extent of her dependency. The matter was heard on…
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