McCoy v. Simpson

Appeal by the employer and insurer from a judgment of the circuit court of Dunklin County affirming a final award made by the Workmen’s Compensation .Commission to the dependent widow of Ruskin G. (Pete) McCoy. The award is for $20 per week for 450 weeks (or until prior death or re-marriage of claimant) and for $80 medical aid and $150 burial expense; all payments to begin as of November 24, 1935. The death of McCoy resulted from an automobile collision on a public highway near Kennett, Missouri, on said date.

The sole question here is whether the award is supported by sufficient competent…