Rozales v. Peerless Welder, Inc.

Todd, Justice.

Ramon Rózales (employee) incurred an industrial injury while working at Peerless Welder, Inc. (Peerless). The employee’s permanent partial disability was determined, but before any payment therefor was made he died of unrelated causes. The compensation judge and the Workers’ Compensation Board held such payment could he recovered by his heirs. We reverse.

The facts were stipulated by the parties and provide:

“In addition to the facts admitted by the employer and insurer in their Joint Answer filed herein with the Workmen’s Compensation Commission, it is hereby stipulated and…