The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-15
LABOR FAVORED BYs
COURT DECISIONS
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workman to his mother should be con-
sidered g. part Of her total income"
In determining the amount she is en-
titled to recover as a partial depend
ent.
Harry w. Hayden, structural iron
worker, was electrocuted while in the
employ of the Great Northern Power
company of this city on Oct. 20, 1915.
His mother, Malvina Hayden, residing
at 1901 West Superior street, brought
proceeding to recover from the con-.
pany for his death. She had received
from her son during his employment
by the power company, the sum: Of
$3.50 a month of his wages Of $3.50
per month. She herself earned regu-
larly $50 month. The trial court
found that the total income of the
mother was $157.50 and that she was
entitled to recover compensation in
the sum Of $3.50 per week for a period
not exceeding 800 weeks. Judgment
was accordingly entered and after a.
motion to amend the findings had
been denied the case was brought to
the supreme court by certiorari. The
Judgment of the lower court was af-
firmed.
- Employer Irresponsible.
In Koochiching county case, the
supreme court held that bartender
who was struck by a drinking glass
by drunken patron of the saloon
where he was employed was entitled
to recover compensation from the sa-
loon keeper.
John 3. Tubbs tended bar for Julius
Anseth at International Falls. During
the month of July, 1915, .Tubbs was
struck in the right eye by a. heavy
drinking glass by g. customer who was
badly intoxicated: The trial court held
that the assault did not grow out Of a.
personal alteration between the
drunken: man. and ethe. bartender,< and
that the 3assailant did not know, what
he was doing. -~,.e@ uv 60 - >:,7
The district, court awarded. Tubbs
$1,000 Ina lump. sum ,and:'$1 SO for
| medical services in. his suit. against
Anseth. The supreme court holds that
the order should have been for: SO
week for lo8o consecutive weeks: and
that the payment, tor :medicaltserWces
should be reduced to. $1n0: z.:.t:
Carl Carlson: a. sewer mason, ca
pable of earning at his trade from IS
to SO a day, was accidentally injured
while. in: thu nnlby -6f William: C;
Fraserof RlnS Earth cdhnfv. AT the
time of:hls 4i{4ix G$nsQ1Hss ahrnast
So day. Fraser had insured his en-
ployes. in the asual ty~Company of
America; AND the. !:dfstrict: court of
Blue Hath; cb,tnty award ed. bl desment
against ths cohfpahy Tor bef1hanent
total disability. The company brought
certiorari. The only question in the
case was whether. there was evidence
to support TIE findings that Carlson
was pefmanentlyx and totally disabled.
The evidence was conclusive that Carl
son hal lost the Sight of his right eye
and that he had only 5~per cent Of the
normal visiQn in his left and. that
he was now: HELPLESS The supreme
court upheld: the he Judgment Of the
lower court. -
No Limitation on Time.
| A.. A.. Anderson, employed. by the
Bay state MillfaS eann panys Of Winona,
was On April 81 1914, injured under
circumstances giving him a. right to
compensation under the workme ems
compensation act. The proceeding
was brought: in November, 1915, a
year and 4eight months after his, IN
jury. The act, of 1913 contained no
limitation upon the: time within which
a claim for compensation might be
made. On April q, <1915, a year and
ten days after. the accidents the law
was amended $50 as: to :pEowide linn
itation of one year. The trial court
held that Anderson's cause of, action
was barred, by the amendment: but
the supreme court ~reverses <the. deei-
sion, holding that the amending stat
ute was not retrospee tiye:, in its char
acters': -essa~r rn' e'sxn~'a >..: ~