Peterson's Estate v. JR SIMPLOT CO., FOOD PROC. DIV.

SMITH, Justice.

November 23, 1958, Archie M. Peterson, employed by appellant employer, suffered fractures of the humerus and ulna, together with muscle and nerve involvement, of his right arm, caused by an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment. Appellants, employer and surety, admitted liability on Peterson’s compensation claim duly filed with the Industrial Accident Board.

Peterson died September 25, 1959. The Board found that his death, independent of and unrelated to the accident, was caused by carcinoma, metastatically transplanted from the antecedent point of origin…