Pollock

In July of 1929, petitioner, Saul Pollock, was injured while working in the scope and course of his employment. At the time of his injury petitioner was fifteen years of age. After a. hearing duly had, respondent commission made an award in favor of petitioner in the sum of $1937.-19, payable in weekly instalments of $20.83 each. The record of that proceeding indicates that respondent insurance carrier was represented by counsel, actively participated at the hearing, and contested the award. The record of that hearing indicates that at the commencement of the proceeding before the commission it, by order regularly made and acting pursuant to the terms of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, appointed one Sam Rosen as guardian ad litem for the minor. On the date of the award, February 21, 1930, there was due and owing to the injured employee the sum of $624.87. Although the insurance carrier had actual knowledge that a guardian had been appointed, it saw fit to make the check in that amount payable to the order of the minor. There is a dispute as to just what then occurred. Saul Pollock testified that the cheek was never delivered to him; that an employee of the respondent insurance…