Hamer v. Industrial Commission

The petitioners Walter Hamer, Sr., and Mary S. Hamer, father and mother of Walter Hamer, Jr., who while employed by the Six Companies, Inc., was accidentally killed, applied to the Industrial Commission for death benefits as dependents of the deceased. The commission on March 14, 1933, found that Walter, Jr., was killed in an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment; that his average monthly wage was $168; that he left surviving him and totally dependent upon him for support at the time of his injury the petitioners; and awarded the petitioners benefits of $42 a month…