Standard Oil Co. v. Mealey

This is a case under the provisions of the Maryland Workmen’s Compensation Act. ' The deceased husband of the claimant was employed for six weeks or more by the appellant employer, driving a wagon and delivering cans of oil on sm'all sales about Baltimore. He died March 3rd, 1923-,' of lympho-sarcoma or leukemia, that is, of a malignant growth in the glands, and the widow,, his only dependent, has made claim on the ground that this was superinduced hy injury sustained from a fall .against part of the wagon. Oompens'ation was allowed hy the State Industrial Accident Commission, and on appeal…