Palmquist v. Meister

Relator, Richard Meister, obtained certio-rari to review a unanimous decision awarding dependency compensation to Vivian Palmquist based on findings by the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals that her deceased husband, Luther Palmquist, was Meister’s employee at the time Palm-quist sustained a fracture of his upper right arm; that the injury arose out of and in the course of his employment; and that the injury, resultant osteomyelitis, and necessary medical treatment contributed substantially to Palmquist’s death from heart failure 18 months later. Relator primarily challenges the…