O'Brien v. Rainbow Light, Inc.

Plaintiff’s husband, Frank O’Brien, sustained an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of his employment with Rainbow Light, Inc., in the county of Oakland, on January 12, 1929. A report of compensable accident was filed, and an agreement entered into to pay compensation at the rate of $18 per week during total disability was approved by the department of labor and industry on January 28th. O’Brien died on April 16, 1929.

The only question presented at the hearing before the deputy commissioner, and again before the full board, was whether his death resulted from the accidental…