Cavness v. Industrial Commission

UDALL, Chief Justice.

This is a review by certiorari of an award of the Industrial Commission of Arizona denying petitioner and her children death benefits for the demise of Lloyd Grant Cavness. The sole question presented is whether the accident which resulted in the death of the decedent arose out of and in the course of his employment.

The pertinent and undisputed facts in this appeal are: At the time of his death on May 8, 1951, Cavness was employed by the State of Arizona as secretary of the Livestock Sanitary Board. His office hours as required by section 12-410, A.C.A. 1939, as amended,…