Books v. Industrial Commission

UDALL, Vice Chief Justice.

Certiorari to review an award of the Industrial Commission dated July 18, 1961, wherein compensation was denied to the petitioner on the ground that his disability was not the result of an injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment.

The facts are that on or about the 6th of April, 1960, the petitioner handled a corpse in the course of his employment with the Arizona Mortuary, Inc., which employer was insured by the respondent Commission. The record shows that the corpse, which was the body of Robert R. Kiely, had died of homologous serum…