Higgins v. Heine Boiler Co.

This is a proceeding under the Workmen's Compensation Act of Missouri (Laws 1927, pp. 490-522), wherein Mathilda Higgins (respondent here), the widow and dependent of Patrick J. Higgins, seeks an award of a death benefit, by way of compensation, for the accidental death of her husband, which occurred on April 11, 1927. The Heine Boiler Company, and its insurer, United States Casualty Company, under the Workmen's Compensation Act, appeal to this court from a judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis affirming (on appeal to the said circuit court) a final award and order of the…