Rapp v. State Compensation Commissioner

Rose, Judge:

E. E. Rapp, a fire boss and assistant foreman of the Branch Coal & Coke Company, died February 4, 1941, from a pulmonary embolism resulting from an operation for hernia. His widow, Lillian May Rapp, on behalf of herself and their child made application for compensation to the Compensation Commissioner which was resisted by the employer. The Compensation Commissioner disallowed the claim and the Appeal Board affirmed his action. This Court on appeal by the claimant disposed of the matter without an opinion by an order entered on the 17th day of November, 1942, which contained the…