Industrial Commission v. Bozelli

The important question to be determined in this case is as to whether or not the right of an injured employe to compensation on account of temporary or permanent partial or total disability, survives his death where such employe’s death is not caused by the injury, and where no award had been made at the time of his death.

This question is not governed or affected by the statutes in reference to the abatement of civil actions, but its solution depends upon the provisions of the workmen’s compensation act.

It must be kept in mind that rights growing out of the workmen’s compensation act are…