Legal Opinion
Melham v. Watertown Sash & Door Co.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 27, 1940No. File No. 8289PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, P.J.
An award of workmen’s compensation was made against the Watertown Sash & Door Company, employer, and its insurance carrier, South Dakota Employers’ Protective Association, in favor of Mary Alice Melham, the widow of Morton Melham, deceased officer-employee. That award is here for review under an appeal from an affirming judgment of the circuit court.
The Watertown Sash & Door Company is a corporation, the stock in which is largely owned by the father, mother, and aunt of deceased. On July 1, 1937, deceased owned fifty shares in the company and was a director. He was also then in the employ of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Christensen v. Royal InsuranceSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1937
- Lundeen v. SchumacherSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1927
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Lesser v. Great Lakes Casualty Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1943
- Daugaard v. Hawkeye Security InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956