Froman v. Banquet Barbecue, Inc.

Margaret Froman Haywood, a young woman 19 years old and the mother of Louise Veronica Haywood, a minor under the age of 16 years, was employed by defendant Banquet Barbecue, Inc., as a waitress. She died May 15, 1936, from peritonitis and pneumonia following an operation on May 9, 1936.

Plaintiff duly filed a claim for compensation upon the ground that on April 20, 1936, deceased suffered an accidental injury which resulted in her death. The department found that on April 20, 1936, deceased while cleaning the coffee urn at defendant’s restaurant slipped from a stool and struck her side against…