McAllister v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board

Petitioner seeks review of the appeals board's decision after reconsideration in which the board held that the death of petitioner’s husband did not arise out of his employment, We conclude that, since the board's decision lacks the support of substantial evidence and involves errors of law, it cannot stand.

Petitioner’s husband, Arthur McAllister, worked for the San Francisco Fire Department for 32 years beginning in 1934. On October 31, 1966, Mr. McAllister died of lung cancer. Subsequently Mrs. McAllister filed this application for death benefits and burial expenses, alleging that smoke…