Atlantic Bitulithic Co. v. Maxwell

Will Maxwell was accidentally killed in Wayne county while working as an employee of Atlantic Bitulithic Company. His death arose out of and in the course of his employment, which was subject to the provisions of the workmen’s compensation act. Alice Jackson Maxwell and Johnnie Mae Maxwell each came forward with a claim for compensation as the wife of the decedent. The industrial commission found that neither of them was the lawful wife of the decedent and denied both claims. Separate appeals were taken to the superior court, where the appeal of Alice Jackson Maxwell was sustained and that of…