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McDonald v. Fulton & Runquist

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided December 9, 1932No. 29,156PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.

Certiorari to the industrial commission to review an award to the dependent widow of a deceased employe.

It is beyond controversy that the deceased, Alexander McDonald, came to his death by a heat stroke suffered on the afternoon of June 30, 1931, while working for the employers on a railroad construction job near Keewatin, Itasca county. The day was hot, the mercury in the course of the afternoon having climbed to plus 97 degrees Fahrenheit. The day before it had been 100, and the day before that 93. The nights had been warm in proportion. McDonald, either in spite of or because of his 65…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Rau v. District CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
  2. Claim of Hughes v. Trustees of St. Patrick's CathedralNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
  3. Kallgren v. C. W. Lunquist Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
  4. Pearson v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
  5. McCarthy's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Nelson v. Creamery Package Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1943
  2. Ueltschi v. Certified Ice & Fuel Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
  3. Mudrock v. Washburn Crosby Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1932

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