Gayhart v. Monarch Wrecking Co.

This is an appeal by the employer and the insurer from a judgment of the circuit court affirming an award of the compensation commission in favor of plaintiff, who is the widow of Ralph A. Gayhart. Gayhart died as a result of injuries received in a a accident arising out o£ and in the course of his employment with the defendant, Monarch Wrecking Company.

The commission found that deceased’s average weekly wage, during the year immediately preceding his death, was $50.48, and, accordingly, the commission determined the basis of compensation to be sixty-six and two-thirds per cent of $50.48,…