Fouquet v. State Compensation Insurance Fund

On December 23, 1956, Charles Robert Fouquet met his death in a plane crash at Del Norte, Colorado. His widow filed claim for compensation with the Industrial Commission. Decedent at the time of his death was employed as a Liquor Enforcement Officer under the Secretary of State in a specially designated area, the San Luis Valley and the San Juan Basin.

The circumstances of his death appear from the record as follows: One Gordon Wheeler, then residing in Grand Junction, owned the City Cafe and Bar in Monte Vista, and the business was for sale, any sale being contingent upon the purchaser…