Rickard v. Bridgeman-Russell Co.

Plaintiff, the wife of Joseph Rickard, deceased, was awarded compensation by the department of labor and industry for the death of her husband. The department found that an accidental injury sustained in December, 1935, contributed to deceased’s death in January, 1937. Defendants appeal and claim that there is no competent evidence to support this finding.

On December 23, 1935, Joseph Rickard sustained an accidental injury which resulted in a hernia for which he underwent an operation in February, 1936. It is conceded that this was a compensable injury and compensation was paid to deceased. At…