Hilt Truck Lines, Inc. v. Jones

This is a workmen’s compensation proceeding initiated by the plaintiff to determine the rights and liabilities of the parties in connection with the accidental death of a truckdriver in the course of his employment. The single judge of the Workmen’s Compensation Court determined that the plaintiff, Hilt Truck Lines, Inc., was the employer and awarded death benefits to the decedent’s widow and his three minor children. Upon rehearing, the full panel of the Workmen’s Compensation Court affirmed the findings and award of the single-judge court, and the plaintiff has appealed.

The decedent,…