Industrial Commission v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp.

Trinidad R. Gallegos was employed by International Minerals and Chemical Corporation, one of the defendants in error, for one day, to take his cousin’s place. On the morning of July 31, 1954, while doing the regular work that was usually performed by the workman on the job, he collapsed and died within a few minutes. His wife, Eleanor M. Gallegos, on August 20, 1954, filed notice and claim for compensation with the Industrial Commission of Colorado. On the evidence taken before a referee of the Commission on October 21, 1954, and December 6, 1954, the referee entered an order denying…