Burt v. Davis-Wood Lumber Co.

Mrs. Jessie W. Burt, for herself and two minor children, brings this suit as dependent beneficiary of her son, Hunter C. Burt, who was accidentally killed while working-for the defendant. The suit is under the workmen’s compensation statute, otherwise called the Employers’ Liability Act (Act No. 20 of 1914).

Judgment was rendered in the plaintiff’s favor by the district court for $7.50 per week for 300 weeks. On appeal to the Court of Appeal, the judgment was reversed and the plaintiff’s demand was rejected. That judgment is before us for review.

There is little discrepancy in the evidence as…