Industrial Commission v. Swanson

This case arises under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Colorado. Margaret W. Swanson, the defendant in error, is the widow of one Walter Swanson, now deceased, who was an employee of the plaintiff in error the American Eagle Gold Mining Company. This company carried insurance with the plaintiff in error State Compensation Insurance Fund of Colorado. The widow filed a claim for compensation on account of Swanson’s death, which occurred November 2, 1932. The Industrial Commission (also a plaintiff in error) disallowed the claim. In so doing, the commission declined to adopt the award, order…