Legal Opinion
Utah Copper Co. v. Industrial Commission
Utah Supreme Court
Decided April 28, 1927No. 4521PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCherry, J.
Jim Rombous was accidentally injured while employed by the plaintiff, and afterwards died. Under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Comp. Laws 1917, §§ 3061-3165), the Industrial Commission awarded compensation in the sum of $1,000, on account of his death, to his partially dependent mother, Mary C. Rombous, a non-resident alien. The plaintiff seeks by this writ of review to annul the award.
The award is admittedly good, unless, the dependent’s right to compensation was defeated by the conduct of 'the injured employee in refusing to promptly submit to surgical operation involving the amputation…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- O'Brien v. Albert A. Albrecht Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1919
- Strong v. Sonken-Galamba Iron & Metal Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1921
- Kricinovich v. American Car & Foundry Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1916
- Mt. Olive Coal Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
- Jendrus v. Detroit Steel Products Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1913
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Colovos v. Home Life Ins. Co. of New YorkUtah Supreme Court · 1934
- American Smelting & Refining Co. v. Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1930
- Kelly v. Industrial Commission of UtahUtah Supreme Court · 1932
- Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. v. Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1967
- Mancini v. Superior Court, George A. Fuller Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1951
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