Forbess v. Starnes

Mr. Special Justice Davis

delivered tlie opinion of tlie Court.

This is a workmen’s compensation case, under which the trial court made a statutory award in favor of the surviving widow of Barney Forbess, employee of the defendant. Petitioner has appealed from the court’s order denying her interest and 25 per cent penalty on the recovery, while the defendants have appealed from the award made against them.

The employee was a night watchman at a sawmill operated by defendants. The trial court made a written finding of facts. Omitting the finding as to the employment by defendants, the facts so…