Blankinship Logging Co. v. Brown

Minor W. Millwee, Justice.

Henry Brown liad been employed by appellant, Blankinship Logging Co., as a log cutter for about eight years on October -18, 1946, when he was killed in the wreck of a truck belonging to the company. Appellee, Bertha Mae Brown, is the widow of Henry Brown and filed a claim with the Workmen’s Compensation Commission on behalf of herself and their six minor children. The logging company is owned and operated by G-. R. Blankinship and will hereinafter be referred to as “Blankinship.”

The claim was resisted by Blankinship and the insurance carrier and, after a hearing…