Wasson Coal Co. v. Industrial Commission

On January 17, 1922, Virgil Clayton, while employed in the coal mine of plaintiff in error, the Wasson Coal Company, at Harrisburg, sustained an accidental injury which arose out of and in the course of his employment and which resulted in his death the same day. His mother, Lucy Clayton, applied to the Industrial Commission for compensation, alleging that she was totally dependent upon the earnings of the deceased at the time of the injury. An arbitrator, after hearing the evidence, made an award of $1650, — the minimum compensation for partial dependency. On review the Industrial Commission…