Overton v. City & County of Denver

This is a workmen’s compensation case. Claimant was a member of the fire department in the city of Denver. January 25, 1936, he was sent by his superior to a home to help extinguish a fire, and in the course of his duties was ordered to the basement to shut off the gas meter. The basement was filled with smoke and gas and as a result of exposure thereto, as it is alleged, he developed an inflamation of the trachea and lungs which caused violent coughing. He was sent to the firemen’s ward at Denver General Hospital, where he remained about three weeks. Later, when his condition failed to…