DEPENDENTS OF STAFFORD v. U.S. CATTLE CORP.

No. 52137.

389 So.2d 923 (1980)

Dependents of Carroll Boyd STAFFORD, Deceased, v. U.S. CATTLE CORPORATION, Employer, and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Carrier.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Kirschten, Carrollton, Webb Franklin, Greenwood, for appellant.

R.C. McBee, McBee & Dulin, Greenwood, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and BROOM and LEE, JJ.


PATTERSON, Chief Justice:

This appeal concerns a claim for double workmen's compensation benefits by reason of the violation of the Mississippi Child Labor Law by an employer having workmen's compensation coverage. Workmen's compensation benefits, including funeral expenses, were awarded by the administrative law judge from which there is no appeal. It is undisputed that the decedent was a minor at the time of his death and was working in violation of the Mississippi...

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