Gordon v. H. C. Smith Construction Co.

This is an appeal by the employer, H. C. Smith Construction Co., and compensation carrier, Argonaut Insurance Co., from the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and judgment of the Montana Workers’ Compensation Court, the Honorable William E. Hunt presiding, entered on behalf of claimant Bonnie J. Gordon upon a finding that the death of her husband, John N. Gordon, arose out of and within the course of his employment.

John N. Gordon, age 33, was employed as an electrician by H. C. Smith Construction Co. on various missile sites in the area of Den-ton, Montana. During the fourteen months of…