Mein v. Meade County

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

This is a workmen’s compensation case initiated by a deceased workman’s dependents, who will be designated as claimants in this opinion. The workmen’s compensation examiner found that the decedent had sustained personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment which resulted in his death, and entered an award accordingly. This award was subsequently approved by the director. On appeal, the district court adopted the findings made by the examiner and awarded compensation in favor of the claimants. The employer…