Legal Opinion
Gatton v. Sline Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 2, 1952No. [No. 128, October Term, 1951.]PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarbury, C. J.
Thomas H. Gatton was engaged in painting high tension transmission towers in West Virginia, under a contract made by Sline Company, Inc., the employer-appellee, with the Virginia Power Company, owner of these towers. On August 17, 1948, he was accidentally killed while engaged in this work near Ronceverte, West Virginia. His widow filed an application before the State Industrial Accident Commission of Maryland for compensation. After hearing, her claim was dismissed for want of jurisdiction in the Commission, and on appeal to the Superior Court of Baltimore City, this action was affirmed. The…
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