Melcroft Coal Company v. Hicks

Opinion of the 'Court by

Judge McCandless

Reversing.

Fred Hicks, a miner, 17 years of age, was killed by falling slate in tke mines of tke Melcroft Coal Com pany on January 27, 1926. His father, J. W. Hicks, filed application before the Workmen’s Compensation Board for compensation. It was admitted that Fred was an employee of the company and that he was killed as the result of an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of employment, and that during the 11% months preceding his death that he earned $1,160, a large part of which was paid to his father and mother; the issues being as…