Death & Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund v. Tyson Foods, Inc.

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

This case involves the interpretation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 81-1310(c)(2) (Repl. 1976) and the issue of whether a widow’s lump sum payment upon remarriage may be applied as a weekly death payment in calculating an employer’s maximum liability under this statute.

On August 27, 1979, two employees of the appellee, Tyson Foods, Inc., Self-Insured Employer (Tyson), were killed in a motor vehicle accident during the course and scope of their employment. Both employees were survived by a wife and minor children. Tyson accepted both claims as compensable and paid all…