State, Ex Rel. v. Ind. Com.

At the threshold of this discussion it should be noted, first, that the facts are not in dispute, and, second, that this controversy does not involve a claim of a dependent of an employee who died from an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment, inasmuch as the death of the husband of the relatrix was in no way related to the injury to his eye.

But one question is here presented. When an injured workman then receiving compensation dies from a cause not related to the injury, may his dependent be awarded that part of the workman's compensation award not accrued and not due at…