Graham v. Industrial Commission

ELLETT, Justice:

Plaintiff’s husband while temporarily in California and while in the course of his employment lost his life in a head-on collision. Although he lost his life in California, he was employed in Utah, and his dependents are entitled to compensation according to the law of Utah.1 The plaintiff on behalf of herself and her six minor children is entitled to an award under the compensation insurance laws of Utah of approximately $20,000 against the insurance carrier of deceased’s employer, to wit, the Travelers Insurance Company.2

Prior to filing a claim with the defendant Industrial…