Wilder ex rel. Crosson v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

OPINION

HUMPHREYS, Justice.

This is an appeal in error from the decree of the Chancellor denying recovery of death benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the court below.

The petitioner, Michael Colby Wilder, is the illegitimate son of Colby C. Wilder, the deceased workman. It is conceded that Colby C. Wilder died as a result of an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, and that he was covered by and subject to the Workmen’s Compensation Law. The defendant, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, the Workmen’s…