Northwestern Iron Co. v. Indusrrial Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal by defendants from a judgment entered Eebruary 14, 1913, setting aside an award of the Industrial Commission made July 1, 1912. The award provided that plaintiff pay to the defendant Jela Nevadjic the sum of-$2,100 on account of the death of her husband by reason of injuries accidentally sustained by him while in the employ of the plaintiff.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal by defendants from a judgment entered Eebruary 14, 1913, setting aside an award of the Industrial Commission made July 1, 1912. The award provided that plaintiff pay to the defendant Jela Nevadjic the sum of-$2,100 on account of the death of her husband by reason of injuries accidentally sustained by him while in the employ of the plaintiff. The award was based on a finding of the Commission that Jela Nevadjic was living with her husband at the time of his death. The circuit court…
1Opinion of the CourtKeewiu, J.
The judgment of the court below setting aside the award of the Industrial. Commission rests upon the conclusion of the court that the Industrial Gommission acted without or in excess of its powers in finding that the appellant Jela Nevadjic was living with her husband at the time of his death. The question therefore presented on this appeal is whether the Commission acted without or in excess of its powers in making such finding.
Sub. 3, sec. 2394 — 9, of the Workmen’s Compensation Act provides a death benefit “in case the deceased employee leaves a person or persons wholly dependent on him…
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