Southern Ry. Co. v. Baskette

Mb. Special Justice W. T. Kennebly

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The plaintiff below, Maggie Baskette, is the widow of John Baskette, deceased. She seeks a recovery under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Her husband was accidentally killed on May 5, 1936, while in the employ of the Railway Company. When injured, he was performing duties for his employer within the scope of his em ployment, and the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Code 1932, section 6851 et seq., applied.

Shortly after her husband’s death, the Railway Company acknowledged its liability and began making payments to the widow at…