Legal Opinion
Williams v. Hoyt Construction Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 24, 1975No. 44978PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sheran, Chief Justice.
Certiorari to review a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission. The commission reversed the decision of the compensation judge and denied relator’s claim for benefits on the grounds that her husband’s death did not arise in and out of the course of his employment. We affirm.
Gerald Williams, relator’s husband, was killed in a light-airplane crash near Lawton, North Dakota, on September 23, 1972. At that time he was employed as the general manager and executive superintendent of Hoyt Construction Company, Inc. (Hoyt). The company, a corporation wholly owned by…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Claim of Dependents of Marks v. GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Barnes v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- State ex rel. Niessen v. District Court of Ramsey CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
- Farnam v. Linden Hills Congregational ChurchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Kennedy v. Thompson Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Busch v. Busch Construction, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Home Mutual Insurance Co. v. SnyderCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
- Paine v. Water Works Supply Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Cox v. COASTAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
- Cox v. COASTAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001