Dependents of Dawson v. Delta Western Exploration Co.

This is a workmen’s compensation death claim, which was denied. The Commission’s order sustained the motion to dismiss, by defendants, Delta Western Exploration Co., Inc. (called Delta), and its insurance carrier, for want of jurisdiction. The case involves the issue of whether an employer and insurance carrier are estopped to deny coverage of an employee temporarily working out of the state for more than six months, where the employer agreed to continue, coverage. The employer failed to give the Commission notice of exten sion. We hold they are precluded from asserting- this defense.

Jerry…