Stanford v. Stanford

This case is before us on appeal by Jane Ann Stanford, a minor, from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Pearl River County reversing an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission awarding to the appellant death benefits as a minor child of R. W. Stanford, deceased.

*239R. W. Stanford died on November 3, 1951, as a result of accidental injuries sustained by him while he was engaged in the performance of his duties as a truck driver for Charles J. Smith. It is admitted that the decedent’s injuries arose out of and in the course of his employment, and that his average weekly wages at the time of…