Lane v. Jones

Forest Lane was killed on December 24, 1962, while cutting timber on a farm near Charlotte, Michigan.' His widow, Mary Elizabeth Lane, the appellant, originally filed an application for hearing and adjustment of claim on January 24, 1963, against appellees Plerb Jones and L. L. Johnson Lumber Manufacturing Company. Appellees filed their defense properly, and appellee Johnson Lumber was joined in its defense by its insurance company, Lumbermen’s Mutual Casualty Company.

The hearing referee granted the appellant the relief prayed for on August 7, 1963. Appellees in turn filed an application for…