Schmidt v. Jensen Motors, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

This is an appeal by Jensen Motors, Inc. and its insurance carrier, Iowa Mutual Insurance Company (herein called respondents) from an award of compensation entered in favor of the widow and three minor children (referred to as claimants) of Bernard Schmidt, who was employed by Jensen Motors at the time of death. The examiner’s award was sustained by the director of workmen’s compensation, and by the district court on appeal, the court adopting in toto the findings made by the examiner.

The respondents’ primary thrust is that Schmidt’s death…