Tompkins v. George Rinner Construction Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

This is a workman’s compensation case. The workman died as a result of his accidental injuries. The district court entered an award to his widow for the death benefit, together with a funeral allowance. The employer and its insurance carrier have appealed.

It was stipulated that the only question presented is whether the fatal accidental injury arose out of and in the course of the employment.

The workman being deceased, his widow is of course the one making claim. For convenience, however, we will refer to him as claimant.

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