State Ex Rel. Parsons v. Workmen's Compensation Exchange

John Anderson was an employee of the Pot-latch Forests, Inc., and while engaged in course of his employment September 7, 1935, was struck by a falling tree and died September 9th. At the time of his death he had no dependents and no claim by anyone purporting to be a dependent has ever been made. Accordingly, at the expiration of a period of one year after the accident, as provided by see. 43-1101, I. C. A. (as amended by chap. 147, 1935 Sess. Laws), the State of Idaho, on relation of the state auditor, filed a claim for the sum of $1,000 compensation, under the statute above cited. The facts…