Young v. Bentley

REED, Judge.

The question presented in this appeal is whether the death of an employee who is disabled by a compensable cause under our workmen’s compensation law, occurring after the filing of his claim for compensation benefits before the Workmen’s Compensation Board but before an award in his favor has been made, extinguishes his right to compensation for disability preceding his demise in those instances where death is caused from a non-work-connected and noncompensable cause.

For purposes of the disposition of this appeal, it should be stated at the outset that there are no real factual…