HANDCRAFTED FURNITURE, INC. v. Black

Pope, Judge.

Workers’ compensation. Defendants, employer Handcrafted Furniture, Inc. and its insurer, International Indemnity Company, bring this appeal from the superior court’s affirmance of the board’s award of benefits to claimants, all survivors of the deceased employee, Sherman Black. The administrative law judge (ALJ) made the following findings of fact and conclusions of law, which were adopted by the board:

“The deceased employee and Allan Aylsworth were co-owners of Handcrafted Furniture, Inc. and began operation in July of 1982. During the early part of 1983, the corporation was…