American Mutual Liability Insurance v. Patrick

Martha Patrick, herein called petitioner, sued Lig-gett & Myers Tobacco Company, called the employer, and American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, called the insurer, to recover under the Compensation Act for the death of her husband, Alfred Patrick, the employee. The trial judge held that a lack of privity forbade judg'ment against the insurer but awarded as compensation against the employer $5 a week for 400 weeks. Their motions for new trial being overruled, the employer and the insurer appealed. Questions ordinarily arising in such cases are concluded by an agreed statement of facts,…