Chadwick v. North Carolina Department of Conservation & Development

Pee Cubiam.

This is a proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act for an award to the next of kin of deceased, Chadwick, because of his injury and death by accident while allegedly employed by defendants.

The appealing defendant, West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company, entered into a contract with the State Department of Conservation and Development under which the Pulp Company contributed one-half the expense (with a maximum limitation based on acreage), the Department one-fourth, and the Federal Government one-fourth — to be placed in a fund handled by the Department — to employ a “forest…