Pioneer Coal Co. v. Hardesty
Indiana Court of Appeals
From the Industrial Board of Indiana. Proceedings for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act by Erma Hardesty and others against the Pioneer Coal Company. From an award for applicants, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBatman, P. J.
This appeal involves an award of compensation in favor of appellees. Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the finding that Asa Hardesty, the husband of Erma Hardesty and the father of the remaining appellees, received personal injuries from an accident, arising out of his employment by appellant, from which he died. The undisputed evidence establishes the following facts. On January 7, 1921, and for a week prior thereto, Asa Hardesty was in the employ of appellant as a night watchman at its coal yard, which covered a considerable area. There was an office building…
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