State Ex Rel. Herbert v. Hocking Valley Mining Co.

This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment of the Common Pleas Court in the sum of $390.70, with costs, on behalf of the plaintiff and against the defendant.

The facts essential to an appreciation of .the legal question presented are that on or about January 10, 1929, Floyd Bolin died as the result of an accidental injury, at which time he was an employee of the defendant company, a self-insurer under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Ohio. Among other dependents, Floyd Bolin left surviving him Meskil Bolin, an illegitimate child, born within a year prior to the death of Floyd…