Ueltschi v. Certified Ice & Fuel Co.

Stone, Justice.

Certiorari to the industrial commission to review an award of compensation for death.

William F. UeltscM, deceased, was employed by relator to deliver ice on a commercial route in St. Paul. Late in the afternoon of July 13, 1936, homeward bound from work, he was overcome by heat. He was hospitalized that evening and died the following day. An autopsy confirmed the diagnosis of heatstroke, which was the cause of death.

July 11, 12, and 13 were days of extreme heat during which the temperature ranged from a minimum of 82 at night to a maximum of 106 degrees for the day. This…