Lumaghi Coal Co. v. Industrial Commission

Mr. Chife Justice Thompson

delivered the opinion of the court:

January 19, 1920, John Buckner was crushed between a 'car and a prop in the mine of the Lumaghi Coal Company and suffered a complete fracture of the fourth rib on the right side, a serious fracture of the sternum, an incomplete fracture of the right ilium and bruises on his back and chest. He was taken to a hospital, where he was treated until February 8, when he was moved to his home. Pneumonia developed the next day, and with this disease he lingered until March 9, when he died. He was confined to his bed continuously from the…