Mississippi River Power Co. v. Industrial Commission
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Hancock county; the Hon. Harry M. Waggoner, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr.-Chief Justice Dunn
delivered the opinion of the court:. Orin Hayward, a lineman in the employ of the Mississippi River Power Company, was killed on April 16, 1916, by an electric shock received from the company’s line. On the application of his mother, Cora L. Hayward, to the Industrial Commission, an award was made to her, which the circuit court of Hancock county on a writ of certiorari set aside and she has sued out a writ of error to review the judgment.
The deceased was a young unmarried man and was survived by his father, mother and two sisters. It is claimed that he contributed to…
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