McKane v. Capital Hill Quarry Co.

On July 13, 1922, William McKane, while in the employ of the Capital Hill Quarry Company, was injured under circumstances entitling him to compensation. On September 1, 1922, he entered into a written agreement with the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, the insurance carrier of the Quarry Company, by the terms of which he was to receive compensation at the rate of $14.50 per week — which was one-half his average weekly wage — for an unspecified number of weeks. This agreement was duly approved by the commissioner of industries. Some time later, about July 1, 1923, he became insane…