Rath v. Industrial Commission

This action arose on appeal from an order of the Industrial Commission denying the plaintiff, Esther Rath, the right to participate in the Workmen’s Compensation Fund for the reason that her husband’s death was not próximately related to an injury sustained in the course of and arising out of his employment with the Hazel-Atlas Glass Company.

The issues having been joined by petition and answer, the cause came to trial before a duly impanelled and sworn jury. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case, the defendant moved the court to direct a verdict in its favor. The trial court sustained the…