Holsey Appliance Company v. Burrow

BLACKBIRD, Justice.

This is a claim presented to the State Industrial Commission by Lucille Faye Burrow, widow, in behalf of herself and the minor child of Tommy Richard Burrow, hereinafter referred to as Burrow, who was killed by electrocution when he came in contact with a high voltage electric line while installing a television aerial or antenna on a dwelling in Lawton, Oklahoma, in the course of his employment by petitioner Holsey Appliance Company. An award was made under the Death Benefits provision of 85 O.S.1951 § 1 et seq., for the maximum amount, $13,500. This proceeding is brought…