Hartman v. Union Electric Light & Power Co.

Ralph A. Hartman, while working for appellant, Union Electric Light and Power Company, fell from a transmission line tower at Valmeyer, Illinois, and was killed. Respondents, his widow and dependent children, filed a timely claim before the Missouri Workmen's Compensation Commission, which awarded compensation in the sum of $8,866, payable in installments over a period of 435.8 weeks. Appellants, the employer and its insurer, took an appeal to the Circuit Court of St. Francois County which affirmed the award. From the judgment of the circuit court appellants appealed to this court. It was…