Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-27
INDUSTRIAL Commission
HANDS DOWN DECISIONS
Awards Arc Made to Number OF
Claimants in Southwestern
Virginia.
COMPENSATION ACTS WORKINGS
Relief Is Ordered to Defendants of
Persons WHO Met Death RS Result
Of Accident i'm Industrial Opera
tiOnS-OthcrS Benefited.

ginin has just nundcd down y num-
Der Of decisions affecting industries il.
rarious lines in Virginia The cases
are AL phases ~ the operation OF the
workmcns compensation act The
hearings In these. cases were, held AZ
different points in thc southwestern
part Of the STATE.
The first decision is tha. Of !. 2
pendersraft and his "ifc. sarah Pen
Dendents OF CursiS Pcndcrgraft. en-
pioycc. VirGinia-Lcc CO.. Inc en-
ployer. st. Charles. ocean accident and
Guaranty Company. insurer.
The above employee died from in
1urics received arising out Of and in
INC course of his employment. I. j.
Pcndergraft is an unc.c OF the de
ceased, having reared and educated
him from the age OF eight yclrs, when
his father died. After hc began work
of the family. claimants arc both
aged. J. 4. pcndorgrart being severity
ana ms WI" siHtH-hvc. The. forincrs
earning power is greatly reduced he
cause Of his age, and The latte: is II,
III health. requiring Tic attention OF
nc pnysic ,nn From al evidence it ~.
port Of tho family
Held that the claimants were par.
are entitled TO t"o-sevcn,hs OF The
amount total dependents would have
received had there been any.
Wan Hurt at Man 7IcadUu~.
~ j Mercdit". cnployec. MAz Mead
Sclf-insurcd
clannnn, was injured by an acciacn,
arising out of and in tho course Of his
employment ON April IS Iaio II,
returned to wor> on M-~ J.. lsio AZ
IN" same "::So bc was receiving priur
rs the act provides h.t 40 com
pchsaiiun shall be awarded for tho iirs-
,"G weeks after disability commences
ana as this employee MAS disabled ~.
missed
s,: hbe R s:y, ennloyco Rugby. United
o,ht.S spruce iuwher couD.ny. ON.
Company Of N.w York. insurer.
IiAinant din not .ppoar at thu
hhe"rins. hnt tho testIinon. showed tina,
o%mcnt an! as result Of his in
!!urE ~ was necessary 10 amputalc bis
.ool. y pHrl ~ the time he was at
tended by The cmpioN"i's phs uiciau
sician ai his rrai, al ,usDy. Ia
W awmra w"s made granting hin
GGonnnen$aoon 'os oac-htif - his wtol
WAGES Tor = p""rI OF ~ week.
~ accordance ulih Sautiun ~ 90 -.
INC Compensation Act
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