FARM AIR CORP. v. READER

No. CA 83-202.

666 S.W.2d 717 (1984)

11 Ark.App. 72

FARM AIR CORPORATION, Appellants, v. Doris READER, Widow of Billy F. Reader, Deceased, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division II.

March 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seay & Bristow by Bill Bristow, Jonesboro, and Ponder & Jarboe by Harry Ponder, Walnut Ridge, for appellant.

Lady & Blackman, P.A. by Frank Lady, Jonesboro, for appellee.


MAYFIELD, Chief Judge.

Bill Reader was killed in an airplane crash on May 21, 1980, while working as a crop duster for Farm Air Corporation, an uninsured employer. His widow, Doris Reader, filed a claim in the Workers' Compensation Commission for dependency benefits and was awarded $126.00 per week.

The only issue on appeal is the amount of the award. It is Farm Air's contention that the deceased was a seasonal employee who had worked only three days the year...

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