Hancock v. Industrial Commission
Utah Supreme Court
Proceeding by R. J. Hancock and another, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Comp. Laws 1917, title 49), to obtain compensation for the death of a son. There was an award denying compensation, and the applicants bring an original proceeding to have the findings of the Industrial Commission annulled.
1Opinion of the CourtGideon, J.
This is an original proceeding in this court. The plaintiffs seek to have the findings of, the Industrial Commission denying compensation for the death of a son annulled.
There is no dispute in the testimony. The deceased was a son of the applicants. He was a paid fireman in the employ of a municipal corporation of this state at the time of his death. The accident occurred in the course of his employment and while he was in the discharge of duty. He was of the age of 45 years, unmarried, and had boarded away from his parents’ home for approximately ten years. The applicants, parents, reside in…
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