Hale v. State Highway Commission

Opinion of the Court by

Creal, Commissioner—

A ffirming-

In the summer of 1933 the State Highway Commission of Kentucky was engaged in the construction of certain roads in Webster county under force account and among the laborers employed in July and August was Baxter Hale. The Highway Commission was operating under the Workmen’s Compensation Law and Baxter Hale and all other employees engaged in the work were required to and had accepted the provisions of the law by signing the register. On February 8, 1934, Hale died, survived by a widow, Ellen Hale, and a daughter, Martha, 7 years of age, as…