Meyer v. Seismograph Service Corporation

January 22,1944, L. J. Meyer of El Dorado, Arkansas, sustained an accidental injury near Smack-over, Arkansas, arising out of and in the course of his employment, which resulted in his instant death. He was 34 years of age at the time of his death and unmarried. Appellants, J. J. Meyer, Elizabeth Meyer and Jeanette Meyer, are the father, mother and sister respectively of the deceased, and filed claim for an award of compensation before the Workmen’s Compensation Commission (Act 319 of 1939).

Upon a hearing, the Commission denied the claim on the ground that dependency had not been established,…