Bradley v. Swift & Co.

On February 27, 1928, When these cases were before us origi*26nally, in an opinion rendered at that time we decided both cases in favor of the defendant, Swift and Company. The facts are stated in that opinion. It is only necessary, for our present purpose, to repeat that William Balthazar was killed in the course of his employment by the defendant, Swift and Company, and that Elizabeth Bradley, his widow, and Paul Balthazar, his father, claimed compensation under the Employer’s Liability Act (No. 20 of 1914, as amended). We decided that the wife could not recover because she was neither living…