Smith v. Industrial Commission

HENRIOD, Chief Justice:

Review of the adequacy of a Commission award. Affirmed with no costs.

This was a very protracted case, where an award was made on June 13, 1975, seven years after the injury of the applicant’s husband, in the course of his employment, on May 7, 1968, when he fell from a ladder, injured his head against a pipe and died on May 25, 1972.

The petitioner urges one point on review: That the Commission did not award her, a wholly dependent widow, sufficient entitlement under Section 35 — 1— 68, Utah Code Annotated 1953. The benefits were definable as to maximum time for payment…