Mallers v. Industrial Board

The circuit court of Cook county, on a writ of certiorari, confirmed an award, of compensation made by the Industrial Board under the Workmen’s Compensation act of 1913 for the death of Peter McArdle against his employer, John B. Mailers, who has sued out a writ of error, and the only question presented is whether the deceased, within four years before his death, contributed to the support of his father.

The evidence shows that the deceased, who was twenty-nine years old at the time of his death, had lived with his father all his life. His father was sixty-six years old. His mother was dead,…