Towne v. Department of Labor & Industries

Maude Todd Rebholz claims a pension as the widow of Charles Todd Rebholz, who died as the result of a coronary occlusion.

Her claim alleged that her husband’s death, July 27, 1954, resulted from an injury he had sustained May 27,1954, while in the employ of Carstens Packing Co. (now Hygrade Food Products Corporation).

The department of labor and industries rejected the claim for the reason that there had been no injury within the contemplation of the workmen’s compensation act.

An appeal to the board of industrial insurance appeals sustained the order of the department rejecting the claim, but…