Claim of Dick v. Industrial Commission

The court of appeals, by a memorandum opinion announced October 22, 1977, affirmed the Industrial Commission’s denial of a petition to reopen a claim for disability benefits filed by claimant’s widow and administratrix. We granted certiorari and now affirm.

On May 22, 1972, Clark Dick filed a claim for permanent total disability due to lung cancer incurred in the course of and arising out of his employment as a uranium miner. On January 21, 1973, while the above claim was pending before the Industrial Commission, Clark Dick died of lung cancer. Thereafter, Fannie Dick, widow of the deceased,…