Pacific Employers Insurance v. Kirkpatrick

This case arises out of a fatal accident which occurred on March 9,, 1942 to Harold Thomas Kirkpatrick while he was employed by Caddoa Constructors, an association engaged in constructing the Caddoa Dam, a federal project, in the Arkansas Valley west of Lamar, Colorado. In proceedings before the State Industrial Commission two issues were raised: first, whether the accident was compensable under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, and second, what dependents, if any, were entitled to compensation. On conflicting evidence the commission found that Daniel Allan Kirkpatrick (Danny Kirkpatrick), a…