Christensen v. Dysart

While in the course of his employment by defendant — appellant here — as carpenter, Chistian T. Christensen, the husband of plaintiff, slumped into a sitting position on the platform on which he had been standing while putting shiplap on a low roof, fell from the platform to the ground, receiving as a result of the fall two broken ribs, one of which pierced a lung, and a bruise on the head. He died in a few moments — whether before or after receiving the blow on the head and the injury to the ribs being one of the disputed facts. He had been complaining of heart trouble, and six weeks to two…