Hallmark v. Virginia Bridge Co.

BROWN, Justice.

This is an appeal by certiorari [Exchange Distributing Co. v. Oslin, 229 Ala. 547, 158 So. 743], authorized as the only, mode of review in cases arising under the Workman’s Compensation Act, Code 1940, tit. 26, § 253 et seq. The appellant’s claim is based on the assertion that she is the widow of the deceased workman and therefore a dependent entitled to compensation under § 7552 of the Code 1923, Code 1940, tit. 26, § 280.

There is no controversy but what the appellant was at one time the lawful wife of the-deceased workman, A. S. Hallmark, but the evidence goes to show that…