Martel v. Seale

LOTTINGER, Judge.

This is a suit for workmen’s compensation resulting in an alleged accident sustained while the minor son of petitioner was working on a farm operated by the defendants. The Lower Court awarded judgment for $19.50 per week beginning March 25, 1953, for the duration of the disability not to exceed 400 weeks, plus interest and doctor bills. The defendants have appealed.

The facts show that the alleged accident occurred on March 25, 1953 while petitioner’s minor son was employed as a farm *258laborer by the partnership of defendants. The petitioner alleges that while operating a…