New Jersey Fidelity & Plate Glass Insurance v. Richey

The Industrial Commission made an award, and a supplemental award, to Lida M. Richey as death benefits accruing- to her as the widow of William C, Richey, an employee of the defendant machinery company, whose death resulted from strangulated or acute hernia, resulting in pneumonia followed by death. The machinery company resorted to the district court for relief under our statutory provision so authorizing, and the district court approved and affirmed the award, which the company and the insurer ask us to set aside.

The first ground for relief here is that there is not sufficient competent…