Peay v. Fred Kulow & Co.

While Ira Green, a. young colored boy, was engaged in steel construction work, he fell some distance and was seriously injured. He lingered for a time in a state of unconsciousness and later died from the effects of the fall .on November 8, 1922. The accident occurred August 17, 1922. Plaintiff applied to the department of labor and industry for a death award, and the same was granted by the arbitration board and subsequently approved on appeal.

The principal point raised by defendants is that plaintiff is not within the class which the statute recognizes as a dependent. The testimony shows…