Ramlow v. Moon Lake Ice Co.

William Ramlow, husband of claimant, was an employee of the defendant Moon Lake Ice Company, of Grand Rapids. On June 3, 1914, while attempting to remove a burr from the axle of one of the company’s wagons, he slipped and fell, causing a severe fracture of two bones in his right leg just above the ankle. He was removed to the hospital, where the fracture was reduced and he was placed in bed. There was nothing unusual about his condition until the evening of June 5th, when he suffered an attack of delirium tremens, and died on the following morning. Application was made by the widow for an…