Schwartz v. City of Duluth

Murphy, Justice.

Certiorari to review a decision of the Industrial Commission awarding compensation to dependent of a deceased employee.

From the record it appears that George Schwartz, deceased em ployee, became a member of the Duluth Fire Department in 1942 when he was 32 years of age. He was initially classified as a fire fighter but was later promoted to the position of fire fighter chauffeur. In the performance of his duties he was required to maintain and operate a 1,000-gallon water pumper and to know the location of hydrants. In responding to an alarm, his duties as chauffeur required…