Schultz v. Kinney Sand Co.

On July 12, 1924, Arthur Schultz, a boy 17 years old, employed by defendant Kinney Sand company, suffered a fatal accidental personal injury arising out of and in the course of the employment. An award to his dependents is contested on the ground that the employment was illegal, because hazardous, and contrary to Act No. 206, Pub. Acts 1923, and that therefore deceased was not an employee under the act (Comp. Laws Supp. 1922, § 5429). Kruczkowski v. Polonia Publishing Co., 203 Mich. 211.

That the employment was otherwise illegal because of the provisions of the statute first above cited is a…