Norton v. Norton Potato Co.

Certiorari to review a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission denying death benefits to petitioner, Lorna Norton, widow of Lon Norton, upon a determination that her claim is barred'by the statute of limitations, Minn. St. 176.151 (2).

The procedural facts are undisputed. On October 9, 1965, Lon Norton, president of the Norton Potato Company, a family-owned corporation, was involved in an automobile accident, sustaining injuries which resulted in his death on November 9, 1965. A written report of the accident stating “[k]illed in two-car accident while under scope.of employment” was…