Berry v. Lawton

TALIAFERRO, Judge.

Plaintiff’s husband, J. S. Berry, was killed by the accidental explosion of defendant’s cotton gin on September 8, 1982. If is admitted that when killed, deceased was in the active discharge of the duties arising from and connected with hi,s employment with defendant', and that his monthly wage was $125.

This suit was instituted by the widow of deceased, individually and as natural tutrix of their five minor children, under the age of 18 years, to recover compensation at the rate of $18.76 per week for a period of 300 weeks, beginning September 15, 1932, and to recover $250…