Silver Seal Products Company v. Owens

SIMMS, Justice:

Ernest E. Owens died December 18, 1972 from complications induced by injury received during covered employment with petitioner, hereafter referred to as respondent. Claim for death benefits was filed by respondent, hereafter claimant, as surviving dependent widow. Respondents stipulated essential jurisdictional facts, but denied deceased’s injury arose out of and in the course of employment. Although conflicting in some respects, medical evidence overwhelmingly established death resulted from medical incidents induced by, and causally connected with injuries received as result…