Collins v. Hoag & Rollins, Inc.

Hoag & Rollins, Inc., appellant, was engaged in constructing the Leavenworth street sewer in Omaha. In January, 1930, an employee, Napoleon Collins, fell 60 feet by the breaking of a steel elevator cable, from which accident he died.

The district court held that Elvira Collins, appellee, was his common-law wife and was entitled to compensation at $15 a week for a period of 350 weeks. The appellant appeals from the judgment of the district court.

Among the errors relied upon for reversal are, as follows : That the evidence is insufficient to support the finding of the trial court that the…